Description: Mint Unhinged Pair 2014 Centenary of Military Aviation & Submarines Issue date: 5 August 2014 On 1 March 1914 the first Australian flight of a military airplane took place when Lieutenant Eric Harrison flew Bristol Military Biplane CFS-3 at the Army flying field, Point Cook, Victoria. Australia subsequently became the only British dominion to establish a flying corps, the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) for service during World War I. Australia’s first submarines, E-class vessels known as HMAS AE1 and HMAS AE2, were commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy in February 1914 and arrived in Sydney on 24 May. During World War I both submarines took part in the occupation of Rabaul, in German New Guinea. On 14 September 1914 Submarine AE1 disappeared off the coast of Cape Gazelle, New Britain, with all hands on-board. Submarine AE2 subsequently supported British-led operations off the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey and on 25 April 1915 was the first British submarine to penetrate the Dardanelles. On 30 April 1915 HMAS AE2 was damaged by a Turkish gunboat and scuttled by her crew. In 1914 Australia’s only military aviation base, the Central Flying School at Point Cook, was equipped with two flying instructors and five flimsy training aircraft. Stamps are in good condition Please check out my other Ebay items Postage Discount Available If purchasing more than one item please request an invoice or wait for one to be issued combining postage Orders over $40 will require registered mail Payment requested within 5 days unless otherwise arranged
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