Investiture ceremonies for 2018 Australia Day Honours recipients was recently held at Government House, where Chief Commissioner Ian Rickards was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to youth through aviation programs. (30:05 in the second video)
If you are interested in the history of Australian aviation, Airservices Australia has partnered with the University of Canberra in a project called Connecting the Nation: Australia’s Aviation Heritage. Connecting the…
Doncaster Squadron in Victoria was recently visited by Mr Charles “Hank” Fargher, a former RAN pilot to discuss his military career. When WWII began, Hank was an apprentice fitter and…
For the past three years the Australian Air League Forest Lake Squadron in Queensland has been holding a special “Women in Aviation – Evening in the Hangar” to celebrate International…
Recently Lilydale Squadron was honoured when a sprightly 90 year old lady made herself known to us at a promotional stand at the Chirnside shopping centre. The lady, Iris Wilkinson,…
The Australian Air League notes the advice that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died, peacefully, at the age of 96. The Queen had reigned since 1952 and her eldest…
It is with regret that we advise of the passing, on Wednesday, 21st February 2023, of Mrs. Edna Bell, an honorary member of the Australian Air League Inc. and the wife…