Port Pirie RAAF Base
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Aerodrome Road
Pirie East SA 5540
Australia
- Second World War, 1939–45
Aerodrome Road
Pirie East SA 5540
Australia
My aim for this painting was to focus on the local people of Port Pirie and their involvement in the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS).
In the early stages of the Empire Air Training Scheme, it was planned to allocate some 900 aircraft to Australia for training purposes including 500 Avro Ansons and 400 Fairey B
An official announcement of Australia's initial contribution to the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), was made by Prime Minister Menzies on the 16th Decembe
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During World War II, the RAAF established several operational training units (OTUs) to convert recently graduated pilots from advanced trainers to combat aircraft, and to a
¹ On the 9th of December 1943, No. 2 Bombing & Gunnery School (2 BAGS) was formally redesignated No. 3 Aerial Observers School (3 AOS).
No. 2 Bombing & Gunnery School (2 BAGS) was officially formed on the 15th June 1941 to provide bombing and aerial gunnery training for pilots.
0.6km. Pirie East, SA
1.3km. Risdon Park South, SA
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5.2km. Port Pirie West, SA
5.2km. Risdon Park, SA
5.2km. Port Pirie West, SA
5.4km. Risdon Park, SA
5.5km. Port Pirie, SA
5.7km. Port Pirie West, SA
6.2km. Port Pirie West, SA
6.2km. Port Pirie West, SA