PNG/Australia aviation history is proudly displayed in its Aviation Heritage Centre in Port Moresby.

The 14th February 2026 marked 75 years since the inception of the first National Service Scheme.

A National Commemorative Service marks the 75th Anniversary of Australian service in the Malayan Emergency. 

Veterans and families of “The Few” gathered in Hobart to mark the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

RAAF Radar veteran, David Westwood, shares his experience as one of 12 veterans invited to the Australian War Memorial for the special Last Post Ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII.

September 14 marked National Peacekeepers’ Day recognising the service of our peacekeepers since 1947.

Battle for Australia Day reminds us of those who served on Australia's home front and to the north in WWII.

12 WWII veterans were invited to attend a specialVP Day Last Post ceremony at the Australian War Memorial.

Corporal John 'Snow' Coughlan became the first RAAF member awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM), the highest flying award for non-commissioned ranks (other than the Victoria Cross), since World War II.

At 11am on 11th November, we will again observe a minute’s silence to commemorate and honour the fallen.

The annual Battle of Britain commemoration hosted by the RAAFA Tasmania division, honoured the pivotal aerial battles of September 1940.

The Battle for Australia Commemoration was held on 4th Sept at the Shrine of Remembrance.

On Friday 20 September 2024, a National commemorative service marking the 25th anniversary of Australian service in Timor-Leste was held at the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial on Anzac Parade in Canberra. 

Australian service in Timor-Leste spanned 1999 to 2013 and included personnel from the Australian Defence Force and the Australian Federal Police, as well as civilians, as part of an Australian-led a multinational peacekeeping force - International Force East Timor (INTERFET).

The commemorative service was held at the Australian Peacekeeping Memorial on Anzac Parade in Canberra, providing the opportunity to honour and remember the the service of all Australian men and women who served in Timor-Leste, and the sacrifice of their families. Tragically, six Australians lost their lives whilst deployed, or as a result of their service, in Timor-Leste.

Click below to read the comprehensive history of Australian service in Timor-Leste and INTERFET, which was included in the Order of Service booklet published for the commemorative service. 

We remember the life of Dr Ronald Charles Creffield Houghton DFC L’dh, President of the Bomber Command Association of Australia, who passed away on 21 April 2024 at the age of 99.

Cpl Herbert Walter (Bertie) Whicker was the first fatality for the newly formed Australian Air Force...

In keeping with 2024 ANZAC day theme of Peacekeeping, AFA Victoria Vice President (and former Peacekeeper), Wing Commander Daryll Topp (Retd) was invited to deliver the keynote address. WGCDR Topp was deployed to Sinai Peninsula as a peacekeeper with the ANZAC contingent in 1983 as part of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO).

On the 82^nd anniversary of the bombing of Darwin, we honoured those who served and who lost their lives.

Commemorating the life and career of Air Marshall John ‘Jake’ William Newham AC (Retd), 1930 - 2022.

AFA Victoria remembers Arthur H C Atkins DFC, 625 Squadron Lancaster Pilot: 5 August 1917 - 16 October 2022.

Join us for our annual Remembrance Day Commemoration Service at Point Cook on Sunday 6 November 2022.

The passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022).

In recognition of ADF members who are injured, wounded or killed in or because of service.

Research into Richard (“Dickie”) Reynell RAF 32091 - an Aussie pilot killed in action in the Battle of Britain in 1940 - revealed a unique story of a remarkable individual who became one of the “The Few” that were both test pilots and fighter pilots. 

The Air Force Association honours the life and career of AVM Alan Reed who passed away in August 2021. His love of and dedication to the RAAF will well known.  Here we share some of Alan Reed’s story.

Sir Lawrence James Wackett KBE, DFC, AFC (1896 – 1982) is widely regarded as "father of the Australian aircraft industry". He has been described as "one of the towering figures in the history of Australian aviation covering virtually all aspects of activities: pilot, designer of airframes and engines, entrepreneur and manager.