Issue 280: Rising Force?

RAAF at 90

The Royal Australian Air Force celebrates its 90th anniversary in March, although military flying in Australia dates back closer to 100 years following the formation of the Central Flying School (CFS) in October 1912.

Then in 1914 the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was established as a corps of the Australian Imperial Force, with its first eight squadrons seeing action in the Mid-dle East and France as subordinate units to the British Flying Corps.