Collected: Stories from the Australian War Memorial

Collected Episode 27: From Monoplanes to Fighter Jets


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The history of military aviation is told in the stories of the Memorial's oldest and newest aircraft. Built 70 years apart, these two planes demonstrate the huge and rapid shifts in design and technology in the 20th century. In Episode 27 of Collected, Louise Maher visits the Treloar Technology Centre to see a 1910 monoplane that was purchased for Australia's first military flying school and an FA-18 Classic Hornet recently retired from service with the RAAF.

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