Fleet Air Arm (RAN)
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The Fleet Air Arm, known formerly as the Australian Navy Aviation Group, is the division of the Royal Australian Navy responsible for the operation of aircraft. The FAA was founded in 1947 following t
A Hawker Sea Fury on the flight deck of the carrier HMAS Sydney, during the ship's 1949 flight trials
RAN Gannet aboard USS Philippine Sea
A Sea King hovering above the flight deck of HMAS Tobruk in 2008, prior to a Helicopter in Flight Refuel exercise
The MH-60R Seahawk, operated by 816 Squadron, is the most numerous aircraft in the RAN inventory
HMAS Albatross (air station)
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HMAS Albatross is the main naval air station for the Royal Australian Navy's aviation branch, the Fleet Air Arm. The base, located near Nowra, New South Wales, was formally established in May 1942 as
A RAN Bell UH-1B Huey VH-NVV hovering at NAS Nowra in January 1996 on the occasion of the 1996 Air Day at HMAS Albatross.
A-4 Skyhawk at Nowra in 1969.
The control tower at NAS Nowra photographed in early 2003, shortly before it was demolished and replaced by another tower, just visible in the background.