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Realistic alternative RAN FAA options

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Volkodav:
I still like the story that the RN was looking to have Australia crew Implacable and Indefatigable (ironically they would have required RN FAA squadrons which in all probability would have been made up of a large proportion of New Zealanders).  There were several possible transfers of Colossus Class carriers, cruisers and destroyers as well.  The RN/RAN left the Australian Government out of the loop and the RAN was being closely integrated with the USN, not the BPF (British Pacifica Fleet) which made this impractical.  The UK had also assumed Australia was providing extensive logistic support, port services etc to the RN for free, so had no issue with transferring ships, this changed when they got the bill.

None the less, Australian crewed Implacables are fully transferred to the RAN post war, then modernised to operate CAC built AVON Furies and Grumman Tigers, in addition to Avenger ASW and AEW aircraft.

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