Cheers fellas. Yes, it's pretty much is the equivalent of your rememberance day. Anzac Day was originally introduced to remember the fallen Aussies and Kiwis after the disaster at Gallipoli in ww1, which is why it's on the 25th April. (interesting side note, Gallipoli was the brainchild of a certain british lord of the admiralty, Mr winston churchill), and Anzac stands for "Australian and New Zealand Army Corps". It's long since changed to be our official rememberance day for both Australia and New Zealand, across all the armed forces, (not just the army) -and primarily to remember those that have fallen, and to honour those that serve or have served. It's a public holiday, and like you guys on rememberance day there are huge dawn and sunset ceremonies in all the cities all over oz and nz, with military parades, flyovers etc. A lot of people don't realise Australia is the only country to have fought in every major war since the boer war. We are also the only country to fight with the USA in every major conflict the USA have been involved in since ww1. We might be small in numbers, but If our pommy or yank mates need us - we've always been there. (and punched well above our weight). Another interesting little fact - Aussies were also the first army to stop both the German, and Japanese armies (on land), in ww2 at Tobruk and New Guinea. Anyway, appreciate the comments, thank you. Its a big day with a lot of meaning for most Aussies and kiwis, and it's very important for us all to remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice in the service to their country. A huge thanks to all that serve or have served, no matter your country. You guys are my heroes.
We had a good day at the club, breakfast and a small ceremony with a minutes silence as last post played over the speakers and the flag lowered to half mast. (Hard to not get a little emotional truth be told..). Had a lot of fun chasing everyone with my fms mustang and flightline spitty and shooting them all down with my machine guns (courtesy of the sound cards lol). Not a bad turn out for a Wednesday either and In keeping with the thread, here's a few pics of what we flew today... Thanks again fellas. :)
We had a good day at the club, breakfast and a small ceremony with a minutes silence as last post played over the speakers and the flag lowered to half mast. (Hard to not get a little emotional truth be told..). Had a lot of fun chasing everyone with my fms mustang and flightline spitty and shooting them all down with my machine guns (courtesy of the sound cards lol). Not a bad turn out for a Wednesday either and In keeping with the thread, here's a few pics of what we flew today... Thanks again fellas. :)
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