[Mind-numbed Robot]

"For a long time our nation has struggled to understand how our greatest maritime disaster occurred. The unanswered questions have haunted the families of those brave sailors and airman that never came home," Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston, the chief of the Australian Defence Force, said in a written statement.

The inclusion of airmen is puzzling. What kind of ship was the Sidney?

[buwaya]

A light cruiser, 8 6-inch guns.

It carried a floatplane and crew, plus some ground crew.

I understand that in the RN, RAN, RCN, etc. aircrew on navy ships were technically airforce personnel, somewhat how US Marine medics are actually in the Navy.