Farewell B707

FAREWELL B707 1979 – 2008 Royal Australian Air Force Base, Richmond, NSW hosted the No.33 Squadron formal farewell parade, combined with the final flight in RAAF service of the venerable Boeing 707, on Monday, 30th June, 2008. For the final months of its service, the aircraft in question (B707-338C A20-624 Richmond Town, c/n 19624, ex-

In Australian Service : AS-350BA Squirrel

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) basic helicopter training had been carried out by the RAAF at Fairbairn on the UH-1B Iroquois since 1962. Twenty years later, these early model ‘Hueys’ were overdue for replacement. In August 1982, the Minister for Defence announced a $23 million order for 18 AS-350B Squirrels: twelve