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.
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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.