Socialist Republic of Australia Air Force
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Revision as of 12:50, 27 April 2008
| Royal Australian Air Force | ||
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| Founded | 13 March 1921 | |
| Country | Australia | |
| Branch | Air Force | |
| Part of | Australian Defence Force | |
| Air Force Headquarters | Canberra | |
| Size | Over 500 aircraft, and 18000 personnel (2007) | |
| Motto | Per Ardua ad Astra ('Through Struggle to the Stars') | |
| Mascot | Kangaroo | |
| Commanders | ||
| Chief of the Air Staff | Air Marshal Sir Geoff Shepherd, AK | |
| Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | Air Vice-Marshal John Blackburn | |
| Air Commander Australia | Air Vice-Marshal Mark Binskin | |
| Insignia | ||
| RAAF Badge | 
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| RAAF Roundel | 
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| RAAF low visibility Roundel | [[Image:RAAFRoundelLV.png | 100-px]] |
| RAAF black Roundel | 
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| Aircraft flown | ||
| Bomber | General Dynamics F-111C/G | |
| Fighter | Lockheed Martin F/A-22 Raptor, Boeing F/A-18 Hornet | |
| Electronic Warfare | General Dynamics EF-111A, Boeing 737 Wedgetail AEW&C | |
| Reconnaissance | General Dynamics RF-111C | |
| Patrol | Lockheed AP-3C Orion, Raytheon RQ-4 Global Hawk, General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper | |
| Transport | Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules, de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou, Airbus KC-30 MRTT, Boeing Business Jets, Bombardier Challenger 604 | |
| Training | BAe Systems Hawk 127, Pilatus PC-9/A, Beech King Air 300 | |
| Special Operations | Lockheed Martin MC-130W Combat Spear, Sikorsky MH-60K Black Hawk | |
