100 Years of the RAAF at Point Cook

Point Cook 100th Anniversary Air Show 2014

© David Male

On the weekend of the 1st & 2nd of March, 2014, Australia saw 100 years of aviation history in all its glory at the Point Cook RAAF Base's 100th Anniversary Air Show.

The air field at Point Cook has the distinction of being the first base of operations for Australia's Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and is, by all reports, the oldest continuing air strip.

Now largely a training base the air base still sees plenty of flights in and out. You'll often find plane enthusiasts at the Point Cook Coastal Park watching the smaller planes take off on their training runs. But none quite as impressive as those on display during the weekend's air show.

Williamstown Camera Club Members, David Male and Phil Taylor, went along to capture the action. This being David's first time photographing planes at speeds up to mach 1, it would seem he thoroughly enjoyed the experience and shares with us some amazing photos from the day.

If David's images inspire you, Victoria's next big air show will be held next year (2015) at Avalon. You can find more information at the Avalon 2015 website.

Point Cook RAAF Base is also home to Australia's RAAF Museum, open to the public you can take in the vast history of Australia's Air Force at the Museum.

Thanks to David for sharing his images with us. We'll add Phil's as they come in. And if you also attended on the weekend, please send through you shots for inclusion in the gallery.

Click on any image above to see a larger view.