 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - RAAF yakabatanidzwa mukurwisana kukuru kwezana ramakore rechi 20. Mumakore okutanga kweHondo Yenyika Yechipiri nhamba RAAF bhomba, murwi, kuongorora uye mamwe squadrons akashanda Britain, uye pamwe Desert Air Force iri North Africa uye Mediterranean. Kubva muna 1942, zvikamu zvakawanda zveRAAF zvakaumbwa muAustralia, uye zvakarwa muSouth West Pacific Area. Zviuru zvevaAustralia zvakashandawo nemamwe mauto emhepo eCommonwealth muEurope, kubatanidza panguva yokurwisa kwebhomba kweGermany. Pakazopera hondo, varume nevakadzi vanosvika 216 900 vakashanda muRAAF, avo 10 562 vakaurayiwa muhondo. Gare gare RAAF yakashanda muBerlin Airlift, Hondo yeKorea, Malay Emergency, Indonesia Malaysia Confrontation uye Hondo yeVietnam. Munguva pfupi yapfuura, RAAF yakabatanidzwa mumibato muEast Timor, Hondo yeIraq, Hondo yeAfghanistan, uye kupindira kwemauto kurwisa Islamic State yeIraq neLevant ISIL. 