RAAF and RNZAF in the Pacific. Rene J. Francillon, Ph. DThe Royal Australian Air Force During the Pacific War On the eve of the Japanese seven- point assault against Allied forces in Hawaii, Wake Island, Guam, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaya, the Royal Australian Air Force had on strength 5. Malaya/Singapore 2.
A very powerful Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined version of the Spitfire, the MkXVIII saw all of its service post-World War Two, and mostly overseas in places like the Far East and Middle East. Built in 1945, SM845 served with the. The Royal Australian Air Force & Royal New Zealand Air Force in the Pacific Rene J.
Buffaloes, 2. 4 Hudsons, 1 Beaufort. Australia . However, the main sources of aircraft operated by the RAAF during the Pacific War were the American and, to a lesser extent, British aircraft industries. As a result of this steady flow of aircraft Australia ended the war with the fourth largest Allied Air Force.
August 1. 92. 1. A first series of identification numbers were assigned by the RAAF between 1. These identification numbers were suffixed by the letter . The first set of digits identified the aircraft type whilst the second set identified the individual aircraft within a type (e.
A6. 5- 1. 0 indicated that the aircraft bearing it was the tenth machine of the 6. BEAUFIGHTER. A8- 1 to A8- 3. Beaufighter 2. 1's were built in Australia by D. A. P. BEAUFORT. A9- 1. Eighth Bristol- built Beaufort I (L4.
Swedish Air Force Museum (Flygvapenmuseum) Malmsl Serial Mark c/n Fac Eng History; N21: Ia: 251: EA: MIII: FF 25-5-39 To France 18-7-39: K5054: Proto: EA: MC: FF 5-3-36 AAEE 26-5-36 trials Supermarine 16-6-36 AAEE 1-7-36 install Merlin F and armament AAEE 23-2-37 force-landed.
Australian- built Beauforts. A9- 9. 1 to A9- 1. Sixty Beaufort VII 's with imported engines, new propellers and enlarged vertical fin.
A1. 1- 2. 00 & A1. Two Auster AOP Mk 6's operated by the RAAF during the 1. Antartic Expedition. A1. 6- 1. 53 to A1. Ninety- five Hudson IMA's diverted from RAF contracts. Squadron, RAAF, in Great Britain and were assigned RAF serial numbers on delivery.
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II's delivered for use under the Empire Air Training Scheme retained their original British serial numbers. The first aircraft, P6. October 1. 94. 0 and the last, LW9. March 1. 94. 4. See also A1. A1. 8 9. A2. 8- 3. A2. 8- 4. 0. Nine A- 2. A's diverted from USAAF contracts.
The Hellenic Air Force (HAF; Greek: . The mission of the Hellenic Air Force is to guard and protect Greek airspace.
A2. 8- 5. 0 to A2. Twenty- eight A- 2. G's diverted from USAAF contracts. A2. 8- 7. 8. One A- 2. J- 2. 0- DO from USAAF. A2. 9- 6. 00 to A2. One hundred five Kittyhawk IV's (P- 4.
N- 2. 0- CU). A2. A2. 9- 8. 11 A2. 9- 8. A2. 9- 8. 28. Twenty- two Kittyhawk IV's (P- 4. N- 2. 5- CU). A2. A2. 9- 9. 28. Twenty- nine Kittyhawk IV's (P4. N- 3. 0- CU). A2.
A2. 9- 1. 07. 9 Eighty Kittyhawk IV's (P- 4. N- 3. 5- CU). 2. 1 and 4. Squadrons for the defense of Malaya and Singapore. A5. 2- 1. 05. 0 to A5. Twenty- two T Mk 4. FB Mk 4. 0 airframes and assigned new identification numbers. A5. 7- 1 to A5. 7- 6.
Six DHA- G2 gliders; modified production version of the DHA- GI. A5. 8- 3. 00 to A5. Two hundred fifty- one Spitfire Mk VIII's. A5. 8- 6. 00 to A5. One hundred fifty- nine Spitfire H.
F. A6. 2 CAC CA- 1. A6. 2- 1. 00. 1 One experimental Australian- built fighter aircraft; first flown on 4 March 1. CA- 1. 5 reportedly reached a top speed of 5. May 1. 94. 8. A6. A6. 5- 1. 24 Sixty- five C- 4. B- DK's. 4. 60 Squadron, RAAF, in Europe. Five Lodestar I's on loan from the Netherland East Indies; no RAAF identification numbers.
Three Lockheed C- 6. A's (Lodestar II's) on loan from the USAAF; no RAAF identification numbers.
A6. 8- 9. 5 to A6. Twenty- six CAC Mustang XXI's. Sqn. NANFNH NJ MR NV NX OB OM OXPK PN PP OE QHQK QY RB RE RK SF SH SJ SK SU SV TA TD TX UB UP US UV UX VM XJ YB YQ ZA ZP.
No. 9. 3 Sqn. Survey Flight. No. 4. 57 Sqn Sqn - Squadron. Comm Unit - Communication Flight. A. S. R. Flight - Air Sea Rescue Flight. A. O. P. Flight - Air Observation Post Flight.