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RAAF Base Williams ( ICAO: YPED ) is a base of the Royal Australian Air Force consisting of the two 1999 administrative collapsed formerly independent military airfields RAAF Base Point Cook and RAAF Base Laverton. Both are located west of Melbourne. The measure was taken after many units of the Australian Defence Forces had been laid in earlier decades to the north.
The double base, named after Air Marshal Sir Richard William, the ' father ' of the Royal Australian Air Force, is now especially training.
Due to its historical significance, the ensemble of the airport is a national monument and has been eingetregen in the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.
- 2.1 RAAF Williams Point Cook Base
- 2.2 RAAF Williams Laverton Base
History
RAAF Williams Point Cook Base
Point Cook was acquired in 1912 with the vision to establish there the Australian Flying Corps as part of the army. After the First World War, the Royal Australian Air Force was established as an independent strike force. By 1925, Point Cook was the only basis of the RAAF until this year, the other two bases RAAF Base Richmond and RAAF Base Laverton were opened.
In the 1920s and 30s began here some memorable for its time flights. 1919, 1924 and 1926 Point Cook was the starting point for the first North Südüberquerung of the continent, the first flight along the coast around the entire continent and the first long-haul flight from Australia to the Pacific.
The base then served for many decades as the main training complex of the RAAF. During World War II more than 2,700 pilots were trained. This era ended only in 1992, when the basic training on the former RAAF Base Tamworth in New South Wales ( training will be conducted BAE Systems ), and the Advanced Training RAAF Base Pearce were moved to Western Australia.
RAAF Williams Laverton Base
Laverton is the third oldest RAAF base, which was built at the same time as RAAF Base Richmond, but was opened a little later.
Laverton -based flying units, support and training units, headquarters for the support and the training command as well as a hospital.
The airfield was closed in the early 1990s and in early 2007 it was decided the land no longer required to tap for urban expansion measures.
Current usage
RAAF Williams Point Cook Base
Point Cook is still a deployable airfield, but military movements are usually associated with the on the edge of the square are home to RAAF Museum. Although still a military airfield, most aircraft movements now civilian Art It is supposed to be the longest continually -used airfield in the world, which are still a number of buildings and facilities from the early days of aviation.
Due to its historical significance RAAF Williams Point Cook Base has been registered as a national monument in the Australian National Heritage List on 29 August 2007, as it was the " birthplace " of the Royal Air Force and the first military airport base, the oldest complex of military airport buildings as well as the first military flying school in Australia includes.
The administrative functions are all of Laverton provided.
RAAF Williams Laverton Base
Laverton is home to the headquarters of the Air Force Training Group, formerly the Training Command and all administrative functions for Point Cook. There are also some schools, among other things, the Directorate of Airworthiness and 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron, a Reserve unit. Stationed are also units of the Australian Army and the material procurement organization (comparable to the German BWB).