RAAF plane lands in New Caledonia to bring home 300 stranded Aussies
A Royal Australian Air Force plane has landed in New Caledonia to bring 300 Australians stranded on the South Pacific island home.
Sydney Morning Herald
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. Constitutionally the Governor-General of Australia is the de jure Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Force. The Royal Australian Air Force is commanded by the Chief of Air Force (CAF), who is subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF). The CAF is also directly responsible to the Minister for Defence, with the Department of Defence administering the ADF and the Air Force.
A Royal Australian Air Force plane has landed in New Caledonia to bring 300 Australians stranded on the South Pacific island home.