The National
Battle of Britain Commemorations (Gathering of Eagles) are being held in Hobart
13 -15 September 2019. Our Patron, AVM Peter Scully (Rtd) has been joined by FOTOBAI
President Bruce Waxman, and Committee Member Jennifer Hibbens.
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| President Bruce Waxman, and Jennifer Hibbens |
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| Jennifer Hibbens, Air Marshall Mel Hapfield AO, DSC, Chief of Air Force, Marjorie Fitzpatrick and AVM Peter Scully (Rtd) |
Following the commemorations an exhibition is being staged at the RAAF Museum, 61 Davey St. Hobart with the theme “Australian Airmen in the European theatre WW2”. If you happen to be in Hobart in the near future, make sure you check it out.
SNAP-SHOTS
OF AIR FORCE HISTORY
From
fragile beginnings to the War in Europe
Over 30%
of all the battle fatalities in the Second World War,
across the
Army, Navy and Air Force were Australian Airmen in Europe.
What was
behind this frightening statistic??
In this
exhibition, selected objects and their associated stories from the Royal
Australian Air Force Museum (Tasmania),aim to provide some insight
into this question…
Some more photos -
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| Peter Scully presents prologue. |
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| Fly over Hobart |
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