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Our Girl is being restored by RCA volunteers. PHOTO: SGT Craig Barrett

Catalina restored to glory

A HISTORIC aircraft is being restored to its original wartime configuration after…

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Cutting the ribbon are Mayor Teresa Harding, Hypersonix CFO Matt Hill and Hypersonix co-founder, CTO and head of engineering Michael Smart.

Firm rockets into town

YOU may not need to be a rocket scientist to figure out…

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(Left) The 17th at last have their standard back. (Right) The flag is at last returned to its place of pride at Amberley.

Flag returns from Nam at last

Fifty-five years after a 17th Construction Squadron flag supposedly “blew off” a…

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Cricketers flying high in simulator at Amberley

Cricketers flying high in simulator at Amberley

Brisbane Heat stars Usman Khawaja and Michael Neser visited RAAF Base Amberley…

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PAST PLANES: The historical DHC-4 Caribou A4-236 next to the C-27J Spartan.

Squadron shares bit of history

More than 600 family members and friends received a warm welcome from…

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READY TO ROLL: No. 35 Squadron members from the first air mobility detachment with Papua New Guinea Defence Force personnel, stand with a C-27J Spartan at Wewak Airfield, Papua New Guinea.

Extending a helping hand

ROTATIONAL deployment of a RAAF C-27J Spartan under the Defence Pacific Air…

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