INDEX RAAF 1946-89
Cold War Era
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1946–1951: RAAF Introduces Gloster Meteor & De Haviland Vampire.
1950 Nov: The Formation of the Womens Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF)
1951 Nov: Korean War—Meteor versus MiG: RAAF Jet Combat in Korea
1962 Aug: RAAF Vampire “Red Sales” Aerobatic Team Crash, Australia
1965 Feb: Cold War—Confrontation: RAAF Operations in Borneo and Malaysia
1966 May: Vietnam War—Canberras Over Phuoc Tuy: Bombing Missions in Vietnam
1988 June: RAAF Recruits First Women Pilots—Breaking Barriers in Military Aviation
1980–1990: Cold War—Bare Bases and Northern Australia Defence Posture
1989 Aug: Intellectual Air Power Development Formation Air Power Studies Centre