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RAAF re-establishes No. 100 Squadron

6 February 2021

Joint media release:

The Hon Michael McCormack MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development


AHEAD of centenary commemorations of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), No. 100 Squadron will be re-formed as the Air Force Heritage Squadron, operating from two locations RAAF Base Point Cook and Temora. 



Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester said 100 Squadron had a proud history and after a 75-year absence it was fitting that RAAF reactivates it in the same year as it commemorates its first 100 years.



“First established during the Second World War in February 1942 at RAAF Base Richmond, 100 Squadron was an Air Force bomber and maritime patrol squadron, trained on Australian-built Bristol Beauforts,” Mr Chester said. 



“The squadron conducted several successful missions throughout the war, taking part in the famous Battle of the Bismarck Sea in March 1943, and eventually disbanding in New Guinea on 19 August 1946.



“The heritage fleet of 100 Squadron will continue to recognise the service of previous generations and inspiring the next generation of pilots.”



No. 100 Squadron will fly a number of aircraft from the current heritage fleet from Point Cook, Victoria, and Temora, New South Wales.



Deputy Prime Minister and Member for Riverina Michael McCormack welcomed Temora’s worthy involvement in marking the RAAF’s centenary.



“Temora has an extensive aviation history dating back to the Second World War, where pilots trained at RAAF’s No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School,” Mr McCormack said.



“The training school closed after the Second World War on 12 March 1946, but since then Temora has maintained a strong aviation focus, which will now include being part of the rejuvenated No. 100 Squadron.



“Temora Historic Flight will build on to the Riverina’s lengthy contribution to the RAAF, which includes RAAF Base Wagga and the former 5 Service Flying Training School at Uranquinty.



“The Temora Aviation Museum, of course, has played a special role in preserving RAAF history since 2000 by flying and displaying some iconic warplanes, such as the Spitfire.”



The new Air Force Heritage Squadron headquarters at RAAF Base Point Cook would provide a historical connection to the community. The reestablishment of No. 100 coincides with the Centenary of the RAAF, which was formed on March 31, 1921. 



Imagery and historic aircraft information: www.airforce.gov.au/about-us/history/historic-aircraft

Point Cook based aircraft:
• Mustang VH-SVU A68-170
• CT4A VH-NZP A19-077
• Sopwith Pup VH-PSP
• Harvard VH-HVD NZ1075
• Sopwith Snipe VH-SNP
• RE8 VH-OTF RE8-1 0003
• Winjeel VH-FTS A85-439
• Tiger Moth VH-AWA A17-692
• P-40 A29-90

Temora Based aircraft:
• Canberra VH-ZSQ
• Cessna A37 VH-XVA
• Spitfire Mk.VIII. VH-HET
• DH Vampire VH-VAM
• Lockheed Hudson VH-KOY
• CAC Wirraway VH-BFF
• CAC Sabre VH-IPN
• CAC Boomerang VH-MHR
• Ryan STM VH-RSY
• Meteor F8 VH-MBX
• Spitfire Mk.XVI VH-XVI
• Tiger Moth VH-UVZ”

https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/min ... 0-squadron

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The "funny" thing is that none of that 100 Sq aircraft are owned byt the RAAF.... ?

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Actually - I am sorry but you are incorrect- they are “ALL” owned by the RAAF!

Our RAAFM has had its own flying collection consisting of 8 aircraft with 3 WW1 replicas, a Harvard, Tigermoth, post war piston engined Winjeel and CT-4 Trainers, and a CAC Mustang that has remained on charge with the RAAF since its delivery. The RAAFM also has a P40 under airworthy restoration.

Also in Australia we are celebrating the Centenary of the RAAF as the third oldest “Air Force” in the world formed in 1921, (as against Army Air Corps etc).

Recently our wealthiest Warbird owner - Billionaire David Lowry of the Westfield Shopping Cente empire, donated his own Temora collection of flying Historic aircraft to the RAAF, which includes the only flying Hudson, a Wirraway, a Boomerang and two Spitfires, and in response the RAAF have reactivated the WW2 “100 Sqn” as the RAAF Heritage Flight to own and operate the 9 aircraft from the RAAF Museum and the 12 aircraft from Temora to a total of 21 aircraft.

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Temora transfers Warbirds to the RAAF
10 May 2019

Temora Aviation Museum (TAM) has transferred ownership of some of its most valuable warbirds to the Royal Australian Air Force, TAM announced yesterday.

Eleven historically-significant aircraft have been donated to the RAAF as the air force prepares to celebrate its centenary in 2021.

The aircraft, which TAM will still maintain and house under a five-year contract with the RAAF are:

English Electric Canberra
De havilland Vampire
Gloster Meteor
both Spitfires
Lockheed Hudson
CAC Wirraway
CAC Boomerang
Cessna A-37B Dragonfly,
De havilland DH-82A Tiger Moth
Ryan STMS2
The CAC Avon Sabre operated by TAM was already owned by the RAAF.

According to Australian Flying's sister magazine, Flightpath, the Vampire and Canberra will both be returned to airworthy status before being transferred to the RAAF.

Flightpath has also reported a brief statement from the RAAF, which says "as we approach our centenary in 2021, this agreement will ensure that these historic aircraft can continue to be preserved, remembered and displayed."

The Temora Aviation Museum was founded in 1999 by Sydney businessman David Lowy. Lowy donated the original aircraft and TAM has since added more to become the most significant collection of airworthy warbirds in Australia.

https://www.australianflying.com.au/war ... o-the-raaf

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The RAAF must have tons of extra tax money to spend to be able to take this on and maintain these aircraft as flyable into the future. I raise my glass to the Australian taxpayers that would support that.

Donating anything to a US Government entity almost ensures it will never fly again.

March Flying Weekend at Temora coming up, crowd limited to 3,000.

https://rnzaf.proboards.com/post/293778/thread

Its probably only costing the RAAF @5% of the running costs of 1 of our F-35’s. Lol

Australians are very patriotic when it comes to our Military History, we have two “memorial” days per year - ANZAC Day 25th of April and Armistice Day 11th of November, both see large turnouts of veterans and public, our national “Australian War Memorial” is a War Shrine but also a Museum, its probably our most popular tourist attraction for locals and overseas tourists, its currently undergoing a $0.5Billion expansion.

Australian Tax payers through our State and Federal Governments spend lots of money on community and societal or “social” things like health & education - while we are a capitalist economy and individually are big on owning our own homes - we are happy for our governments to fund or own things like museums or to fund universal public health and other welfare safety nets etc.

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