Wildcat's Warbirds

[plan_D]

If you understand, everyone understands.

 

[Nonskimmer]

Yeah, I......Hey!

 

[Wildcat]

Are all these aircraft in the Royal Australian Air Force? Because it's quite confusing as you're putting the RAAF at the end of the squadron.

If it's in the RAAF, it would be RAAF (#) Sqdn.

But since 450-467 Squadrons in the RAF were made up of Australians, they'd have been (#) RAAF Sqdn.

I sure hope someone understands what I just said.

We must be backwards or something, down here it's usually written how I've been doind it (#)sqnRAAF, same for the 400 series squadrons. Occasionally its also written RAAF (#)sqn like you said. Still I don't think it makes much difference, or does it??

 

[Nonskimmer]

I don't think it makes much difference. I do the same thing sometimes. As long as you get the squadron across.

 

[plan_D]

Well, it can get confusing if you're taking it off the squadron codes on the aircraft fuselage. The RAF squadrons 450-467 are RAF squadrons with Australian crews. The RAAF squadrons are Australian with Australian.

The thing is; there's a RAAF 1 Sqdn. and a RAF 1 Sqdn. It's written how I wrote it before here.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice pics Wildcat!

 

[Wildcat]

Some more.

 

[Wildcat]

A few more restored types getting around downunder

 

[Nonskimmer]

Those first three pics are terrific.
The Dragonfly looks...strange.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Awesome! Loving the G.59 and Canberra. 8)

 

[evangilder]

Nice! I haven't seen a dragonfly in years. Interesting color scheme.

 

[Wildcat]

some more....

 

[cheddar cheese]

Nice Ca-309! But I gotta find out how the RAAF ended up with it.

 

[Wildcat]

All I can tell ya is it was captured at Castel Benito and was used by the RAAF to ferry pilots and beer!!

 

[cheddar cheese]

Its what the Italians would have wanted!

 

[Wildcat]

LOL, its what the Aussie's wanted too. We can't go without beer for to long you know!

 

[evangilder]

Nice. Love the Beaufighter shots!

 

[plan_D]

Some awesome shots there, I shall be stealing some. The Shrike is a Helldiver, right?

 

[Wildcat]

yep, sure is.

 

[plan_D]

Shrike is a better name.