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No. 1 Aircraft Depot (No. 1 AD) was a maintenance unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Formed in July 1921 at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria, it relocated to the nearby RAAF Laverton in March 1926. As well as servicing aircraft and other equipment, in its early years the depot supported survey flights in Australia and the Pacific region. It also trained maintenance staff. No. 1 AD's strength increased from 350 staff in the 1930s to over 2,000 during World War II, when it undertook research and development, and assembled, tested and repaired aircraft ranging from basic trainers to heavy bombers. Shortly after World War II, No. 1 AD introduced the first jets into RAAF service. In 1961, it ceased airframe maintenance, but continued to service aero engines. By the 1970s, the depot's main focus was ground-based equipment, though it still handled some aircraft components. No. 1 AD was disbanded in December 1994; at the time, it was the oldest RAAF unit in continuous operation. (Full article...)
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Hi Ian, and anyone else interested: a draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:04, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
- Tks Gog, add/tweaked for a total now of just over 1,000 chars. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 00:44, 11 January 2020 (UTC)