No. 101 (Fleet Co-Operation) Flight RAAF | |
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![]() Two Supermarine Seagull III seaplanes of No. 101 Flight being hoisted onto HMAS Albatross | |
Active | 1925–1936 |
Branch | Royal Australian Air Force |
Role | Maritime patrol, survey, artillery spotting |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Joe Hewitt (1932–1933)[1] |
Aircraft flown | |
Patrol | Fairey III (1925–1926) Supermarine Seagull III (1926–1936) |
No. 101 Flight RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force fleet co-operation flight equipped with amphibian aircraft. The flight was formed on 1 July 1925, and operated from the Royal Australian Navy seaplane tender HMAS Albatross between 1929 and 1933. After Albatross paid off the flight's aircraft operated from the RAN's heavy cruisers HMAS Australia and HMAS Canberra. No. 101 Flight was expanded to form No. 5 Squadron on 20 April 1936.