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Anti-magnetic Air Force 100 pilot navigator aviation watch

Anti-magnetic aviation watches

During  World War II urgent measures were taken to improve standards of navigation. The Chief of Air Staff for the Royal Air Force championed an airborne map painting radar system...

Anti-magnetic aviation watches

During  World War II urgent measures were taken to improve standards of navigation. The Chief of Air Staff for the Royal Air Force championed an airborne map painting radar system...

How horology kept pace with aviation

How horology kept pace with aviation

By 1957 military aviators were flying higher, flying longer and flying further than ever before. Low-light conditions and new ways to cram navigators into tight spots in aircraft necessitated improvements...

How horology kept pace with aviation

By 1957 military aviators were flying higher, flying longer and flying further than ever before. Low-light conditions and new ways to cram navigators into tight spots in aircraft necessitated improvements...

RAAF F/A-18A A21-001 the first Australian built Hornet fighter jet. A piece of this aircraft is in the caseback of the Aviator Air Force 100 watch

Classic Hornet fleet leader F/A-18A 21-001

A21-001 is the first Classic Hornet to be built in Australia and at retirement claimed the highest accrued airframe operating hours of all F/A-18A/Bs. A small number of collectors will...

Classic Hornet fleet leader F/A-18A 21-001

A21-001 is the first Classic Hornet to be built in Australia and at retirement claimed the highest accrued airframe operating hours of all F/A-18A/Bs. A small number of collectors will...

Selfie taken in cockpit of RAAF F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet pilot

The F/A‐18A/B Hornet

F/A‐18A/B ‘Classic’ Hornets are multi‐role fighter aircraft introduced from 1985 to replace the Dassault Mirage IIIO fighter fleet which had been in service since 1963. Seventy five F/A‐18A/Bs were acquired...

The F/A‐18A/B Hornet

F/A‐18A/B ‘Classic’ Hornets are multi‐role fighter aircraft introduced from 1985 to replace the Dassault Mirage IIIO fighter fleet which had been in service since 1963. Seventy five F/A‐18A/Bs were acquired...

RAAF DH9 biplane

DH9s to Brisbane

In 1925 No 3 Squadron was officially formed within the then-tiny Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The squadron was on its fifth name but undertook the first operations branded under...

DH9s to Brisbane

In 1925 No 3 Squadron was officially formed within the then-tiny Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The squadron was on its fifth name but undertook the first operations branded under...

Astro-navigation for aviation

Astro-navigation for aviation

Bausele’s Air Force 2021 collection was designed in collaboration with the Air Force 2021 Committee and are based on the innovative early Royal Air Force navigators watches that launched astro-navigation...

Astro-navigation for aviation

Bausele’s Air Force 2021 collection was designed in collaboration with the Air Force 2021 Committee and are based on the innovative early Royal Air Force navigators watches that launched astro-navigation...