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Two restored veteran RAAF aircraft, a Mirage fighter A3-55 and a Winjeel trainer A85-403 aircraft, relocate from RAAF Base Amberley in Ipswich to their new home at the RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre.
Air Force personnel from the History and Heritage Branch at RAAF Base Amberley have restored the two aircraft.
Both aircraft will go on public display at the RAAF Townsville Aviation Heritage Centre later this year (2020) in the lead up to Air Force’s centenary commemorations in 2021.
The Mirage fighter entered service with the RAAF in 1965 and its last flight was in 1989. It was the first high performance supersonic fast jet in RAAF service.
The Australian designed and built Winjeel, an Aboriginal word for ‘young eagle’, replaced the Tiger Moth and Wirraway and was flown by the RAAF from 1955 to 1994.
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