Commander Air Combat Group, Air Commodore Tim Alsop (left) and Commanding Officer of No. 3 Squadron, Wing Commander Darren Clare in front of F-35A A35-010 which has been temporarily rebranded in celebration of Mr Felix Sainsbury on his 100th Birthday. On Thursday 14 May 2020, Commanding Officer of No. 3 Squadron Wing Commander Darren Clare, along with four previous 3SQN COs (Air Vice-Marshal Joe Iervasi, Air Commodore Tim Alsop, Air Commodore Terry Van Haren, and Group Captain John Haly) organised a video chat with Sergeant Felix Sainsbury (retd) to celebrate his 100th birthday. Sergeant Sainsbury is one of the last remaining 3SQN members who fought in WWII. He joined the RAAF on 28 Oct 1940 as an Armaments Technician and headed to the Middle East in July 1941.

Picture: Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence

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