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No. 1 Wing RAAF
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No. 1 Wing was an Australian Flying Corps (AFC) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing active during World War I and World War II. The wing was established on 1 September 1917 as the 1st Training Wing and commanded the AFC's pilot training squadrons in England until April 1919, when it was disbanded. It was reformed on 7 October 1942 as a fighter unit comprising two Australian and one British flying squadrons equipped with Supermarine Spitfire aircraft, and a mobile fighter sector headquarters. The wing provided air defence to Darwin and several other key Allied bases in northern Australia until the end of the war, and was again disbanded in October 1945.
Members of the 1st Training Wing mustered at Leighterton, England to receive gifts from the Australian Comforts Fund
Members of the 1st Training Wing mustered at Leighterton, England to receive gifts from the Australian Comforts Fund
Four No. 54 Squadron RAF pilots standing in front of a Spitfire at Richmond
Four No. 54 Squadron RAF pilots standing in front of a Spitfire at Richmond
No. 457 Squadron ground crew push a Spitfire into its dispersal bay at Livingstone Airfield during February 1943
No. 457 Squadron ground crew push a Spitfire into its dispersal bay at Livingstone Airfield during February 1943
Two Spitfires taking off from Darwin on 24 March 1943
Two Spitfires taking off from Darwin on 24 March 1943
Australian Flying Corps
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The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was the branch of the Australian Army responsible for operating aircraft during World War I, and the forerunner of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The AFC was established in 1912, though it was not until 1914 that it began flight training.
Captain Harry Cobby (centre), Lieutenant Roy King (fourth from right), and other officers of "A" Flight, No. 4 Squadron AFC, with their Sopwith Camels
Captain Harry Cobby (centre), Lieutenant Roy King (fourth from right), and other officers of "A" Flight, No. 4 Squadron AFC, with their Sopwith Camels on the Western Front, June 1918
Members of the Half Flight gather around a Royal Naval Air Service Short 827
Members of the Half Flight gather around a Royal Naval Air Service Short 827
R.E.8s of No 3 Sqn AFC
R.E.8s of No 3 Sqn AFC
Serny, France, November 1918. A score board recording the claims for enemy aircraft destroyed by No. 80 Wing RAF from July–November 1918, including No
Serny, France, November 1918. A score board recording the claims for enemy aircraft destroyed by No. 80 Wing RAF from July–November 1918, including Nos. 2 and 4 Squadron AFC.