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Point Cook
Description
Point Cook, 25 kilometres south west of Melbourne on the shore of Port Phillip Bay, was first purchased for use as a military aerodrome in early 1913. The Central Flying School opened there on 7 March 1913 making it the world's first dedicated military aerodrome. Over the years Point Cook has been home to numerous RAAF units and training establishments. Although the airfield is soon to be decommissioned and passed to a civilian operator, several Australian Defence Force (ADF) units and establishments including the RAAF Museum, the RAAF College, RAAF Training Command and the ADF School of Languages maintain a military presence at Point Cook.
Related information
Units
- 3rd Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
- No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
- No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
- No. 5 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
- No. 6 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
- No. 7 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
- No. 8 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
People
- Boland, Milton Desmond
- Bradford, Robert Watson
- Bruce, Robert Wallace
- Dalzell, Abner Gilchrist
- Floyd, Charles Willott
- Friday, John Henry
- Harivel, John Arthur
- Harper, Noel James
- King, Elwyn Roy
- King, John Essery
- Kingsland, Richard
- Macrae, Stanley Calvert
- Marks, Reginald William
- Mottershead, Valentine Raymond
- Newall, Leslie Vyvyen
- Olive, Melville Arthur Chaloner
- Orrell, George Stanley
- Purkiss, Vincent Martin
- Rodda, Stephen Hunter
- Sampson, Kingsley Holman
- Smail, John Cochrane
- Spurgeon, Clarence Haddon
- Stevenson, James Cecil
- Thomas, Leonard Albert
- Vincent, Robert Trevor
- Whitford, James Richard