This aerial shot shows the Base maintenance hangar which was demolished by Cyclone Tracy. The Dakota, lying on the road outside the residence of the Officer Commanding, was chained to ringbolts inside the hangar but was swept out by the force of the wind. The remains of an Iroquois helicopter lie under the debris of the hangar (More pix ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 62 wordsAir Vice-Marshal James Anthony Rowland, DFC, AFC, BE, Air Member for Technical Services on the Air Board, has been appointed Chief of the Air Staff, RAAF. He will take up the ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 363 wordsHigh praise for the tremendous efforts put in by RAAF personnel in rallying to the support of victims of Cyclone Tracy has been widely expressed, ranging from the Chief of Air Staff. Air Marshal Read and the Minister for Defence. ...
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RAAF News (National : 1960 - 1997), Sat 1 Feb 1975, Page 1
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