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Amberley: A Base in the Making



Jets quickly made piston engine bombers obsolete and the Avro Lancaster-based Lincoln was replaced by the English Electric Canberra mk20 in the 1950s.


  • An aerial view of the newly completed Amberley RAAF Base in 1940.

  • Construction in progress on Amberley RAAF Base upgrade stage two.

  • The major construction component of the stage two upgrade has been the...

  • An RAAF KC-30B refuelling a pair of F/A18Cs.

  • The RAAF's F-111s have been the lynchpin of Australia's defences since 1973.

  • Number 1 Squadron's English Electric Canberra bombers were based at Amberley...

  • Jets quickly made piston engine bombers obsolete and the Avro Lancaster-based...

  • A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet.

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