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| Air Marshal Mel Hupfield with wife Louise (left) and FOTOBAI committee member Jenny Hibbens. Photo most courteously taken by Sir Angus Houston. |
The 31st March 2021 marked 100 years of service to Australia by the RAAF and official celebrations were held in Canberra with a range of ceremonies, flypasts, and a luncheon at Government House.
Friends of the Odd Bods Association committee member, Jennifer Hibbens, attended the celebrations and was good enough to provide us with photos of the day and a full report of her experience. Click on this link for Jenny's report.
In glorious sunshine, and with a significant public attendance at Lake Burley Griffin for the flypast, this was a very special occasion, and Jenny described it as an absolute honour to represent Friends of the Odd Bods.
It should be noted that The Queen's first public function since the latest UK lockdown was to celebrate the RAAF centenary during a ceremony at Runnymede in UK. Just a few weeks earlier she had commemorated new colours for the RAAF and they are seen in one of our Canberra photos.
Here are some photos from Canberra, and don't miss the video at the bottom of the page -
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| Jenny Hibbens in front of the RAAF Memorial |
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| Jenny with 93 year old veteran Merv Collins |
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| The Queen's Colours are unfurled. |
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| The parade of banners. |
Thanks for the post. I saw the flyover in Canberra : thrilling ! And the Roulettes were perfect. I feel proud of every person ever in the RAAF.
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