RAAF Centenary Air Armada

On 28 March 2021, 46 civil light aircraft flew in a massed formation over RAAF Point Cook, in Victoria, Australia, to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force.

[2] Club members led by Dicky Williams campaigned for an Australian air force, and in 1921, the RAAF was formed at Point Cook.

The Air Armada was a means for aero clubs to celebrate 100 years of the RAAF, demonstrating comradeship, determination, planning, and skill.

[3] For a period of one minute, all aircraft operated as one formation flight, under the control of Green Romeo 1, a Beechcraft Baron piloted by James Cherry.

The original objective of 100 aircraft was not achievable due to lockdowns and restrictions on interstate and international travel, so the target was adjusted to 37, to match the world record for the largest civilian formation flight (set in the US in 2009).