RAAF Base Point Cook and RAAF Museum in Point Cook, Australia

As the oldest continually operating military airfield in the world, the Royal Australian Air Force Base Point Cook is the birthplace of the Australian Flying Corps and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It was established in March 1913 as the home of the Australian Flying Corps and later the RAAF. It was also the location for the Central Flying School and was in continuous operation as a flying training base from 1914 until 1992. It was also the location of the RAAF Academy until 1986 and the Officer Training School (OTS) until 2008. The base is still home to several RAAF units, including

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