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RAAF in World War 2
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What was the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) role in World War 2?
What is the RAAF?
What is the RAAF?
The RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) are all of the australian pilots who fought for Australia in both world war one and world war two. The Royal Australian Air Force grew from a relatively minor air arm in 1939 to the world’s fourth largest in 1945. In the meantime it made a very substantial contribution to the Allies’ victory in World War two.
What aircraft did the RAAF use in WW2?
What aircraft did the RAAF use in WW2?
Sopwith pup
Airspeed Oxford
The Sopwith Pup was a British single-seater fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It went into service with the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service in autumn in 1916.
The Airspeed Oxford was a double engine fighter plane aircraft developed by Airspeed.
RAAF spitfire
CAC Wirraway
656 RAAF spitfires joined the war in 1942 world war two.
The CAC Wirraway was a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation between 1939 and 1946. It was an Australian development of the North American NA-16 training aircraft.
What countries did the RAAF fight in World War 2?
What countries did the RAAF fight in WW2?
The countries that the RAAF fought in ww2 were countries such as North Africa,
Greece, Crete and Lebanon,
,El Alamein.
Tunisia, Sicily and Italy.
Major battles included the Defence of Britain,
Air war over Europe.
and the battle for the Coral Sea.
The Battle for the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought off the Queensland coast in 1942, was a very important battle in shaping Australia's future. All of the fighting was done between the aircraft of the two sides and it saved Australia from possible Japanese invasion.
Map of the Battle for the Coral Sea
How many members of the airforce died in WWII?
World War II was the deadliest military battle in history. Over 60 million people were killed, which was about 3% of the 1940 world population there was about 2.3 billion people in the world back then.
In ww2 it was one of the bloodiest and deadliest fight for the RAAF with approximately 6271 deaths.
How many members of the Australian Air Force died fighting in WW2?
Bibliography
http://www.diggerhistory.info- RAAF aircraft of World War Two Accessed: 15/5/2018
https://www.awm.gov.au- Australian War Memorial Second World War Accessed: 15/5/2018
https://www.aeroaustraliamag.com- RAAF in WW2 Accessed 8/5/2018
https://rslvirtualwarmemorial.org.au World War 2 Accessed 8/5/2018
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/battle-of-the-coral-sea-helped-turn-pacific-wars-tide/news-story/ Accessed 24/5/18
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