Royal Aero Club of New South Wales
The Royal Aero Club of New South Wales (RACNSW) is a legacy aviation organisation, aero club, and certified flight training operator. Established in 1920 as NSW Section of the Australian Aero Club, it is one of Australia's oldest aviation organisations preceding both Qantas and the Royal Australian Air Force.
Photograph of RACNSW members at Mascot Aerodrome, circa. late 1920s
Student pilots, volunteer staff, and flying instructors at the 2024 Flying Training Camp.
Walter Oswald Watt, was an Australian aviator and businessman. He served as a pilot during World War I with, firstly, the French Foreign Legion and, secondly, the Australian Flying Corps (AFC).
Oswald Watt, Australian Flying Corps
Watt's Bleriot XI monoplane in Egypt, 1913–14
Watt flying a Farman biplane over Europe, 1915
Watt in the Aviation Militaire