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Royal Australian Air Force command
Eastern Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. It was formed
Eastern_Area_Command_(RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force command
North-Eastern Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. For most
North-Eastern_Area_Command
Royal Australian Air Force command system
Area commands were the major operational and administrative formations of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) between 1940 and 1954. Established in response
RAAF_area_commands
Royal Australian Air Force command
Western Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. It was formed
Western_Area_Command_(RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force command
Southern Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. It was formed
Southern_Area_Command_(RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force command
Northern Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. It was formed
Northern_Area_Command_(RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force command
Central Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. It was formed
Central_Area_Command_(RAAF)
Military unit
RAAF Command was the main operational arm of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. The command was formed in September 1942 and by
RAAF_Command
Operational arm of the Royal Australian Air Force
Air Command is the operational arm of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It is headed by the Air Commander Australia, whose role is to manage and command
RAAF_Air_Command
Royal Australian Air Force command
North-Western Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. Its wartime
North-Western_Area_Command
Royal Australian Air Force command
Northern Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. Established in
Northern_Command_(RAAF)
Royal Australian Air Force base in Townsville, Australia
line. In January 1942 the command structure was re-organised, and RAAF Townsville became North-Eastern Area Headquarters RAAF. In April, General Blamey
RAAF_Base_Townsville
Allied military command in World War II
South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to the Allied supreme military command in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II. It was one
South_West_Pacific_Area
Royal Australian Air Force base
RAAF Base Tindal (IATA: KTR, ICAO: YPTN) also known as Tindal Air Base is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) major Australian military air base and civil
RAAF_Base_Tindal
Royal Australian Air Force commander (1891–1975)
services within the region Eastern Area covered were hampered by poor liaison and command arrangements, as well as the RAAF placing a relatively low priority
William Anderson (RAAF officer)
William_Anderson_(RAAF_officer)
Military unit
Force (RAAF) wing that operated during World War II. It was formed in October 1943 at Townsville, Queensland, under North-Eastern Area Command. The wing
No._75_Wing_RAAF
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
RAAF Base Amberley heritage structures is a heritage-listed military installation at RAAF Base Amberley on Southern Amberley Road, Amberley, Queensland
RAAF Base Amberley heritage structures
RAAF_Base_Amberley_heritage_structures
Former United States Navy Base
Prisoner of war Camp. Naval Base Adelaide US Naval Advance Bases Eastern Area Command (RAAF) HM Naval Dockyard Williamstown US Naval Base Australia Allied
Naval_Base_Melbourne
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
No. 1 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadron headquartered at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. It is controlled by No. 82 Wing, part of
No._1_Squadron_RAAF
1942-1950 Royal Australian Air Force unit
Indonesia. No. 18 (NEI) Squadron was formed at RAAF Station Canberra on 4 April 1942, under the operational command of the Royal Australian Air Force's No. 79
No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF
No._18_(Netherlands_East_Indies)_Squadron_RAAF
Military unit
Administratively, No. 9 OG initially came under the control of RAAF North-Eastern Area Command. On 1 January 1943, Headquarters No. 9 OG assumed responsibility
No._9_Operational_Group_RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
No. 75 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter unit based at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory. The squadron was formed in 1942
No._75_Squadron_RAAF
Military unit
present location at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, in 1946, where it came under the control of the RAAF's Eastern Area Command. In May that year, No
No._82_Wing_RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force chief
Military Forces before transferring to the RAAF in 1924. He was Director of Training from 1936 to 1938, and commanded engineering and flying training schools
John_McCauley
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander
commanding officer of Headquarters RAAF Station Richmond. During World War II, he led North-Western Area Command in Darwin, Northern Territory, and held
Adrian_Cole_(RAAF_officer)
Military unit
against the Japanese in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA), as distinct from the RAAF's area commands then based in Northern Australia, which had a static
Australian First Tactical Air Force
Australian_First_Tactical_Air_Force
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander (1903–1978)
wartime commands included No. 2 Squadron at Laverton, and RAAF Station Pearce in Western Australia. Appointed Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Eastern Area in
Alan_Charlesworth
Royal Australian Air Force and Australian Defence Force chief
commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), the RAAF's highest-ranking position, from 1979 until 1982
Neville_McNamara
Australian fighter pilot
over command of North-Eastern Area in November 1943, and the following month was posted to Mount Martha, Victoria, as the Commandant of the RAAF Staff
Harry_Cobby
was born on 18 May 1904, in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia. He commanded several RAAF units throughout his career, including the No. 10 Squadron from
Leon_Lachal
through the RAAF area command system, comprising North-Western, Western, Southern, Eastern, and North-Eastern Area Commands. By late 1945, the RAAF had received
History of the Royal Australian Air Force
History_of_the_Royal_Australian_Air_Force
Operational conversion unit of the Royal Australian Air Force
1 OTU) was an operational conversion unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. Formed in December 1941 at Nhill, Victoria, it relocated
No. 1 Operational Training Unit RAAF
No._1_Operational_Training_Unit_RAAF
Australian Flying Corps and Royal Australian Air Force wing
Force (RAAF) wing active during World War I and World War II. The wing was established on 1 September 1917 as the 1st Training Wing and commanded the AFC's
No._1_Wing_RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander
Commonwealth Air Group in Japan until 1948. After leading North-Eastern Area Command in 1951–53, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British
Ian_Dougald_McLachlan
Maritime version of RQ-4 Global Hawk
Australia Royal Australian Air Force (3 delivered of 4 ordered) RAAF Base Edinburgh/RAAF Base Tindal No. 9 Squadron Data from General characteristics Crew:
Northrop_Grumman_MQ-4C_Triton
Royal Australian Air Force tanker/transport squadron
Air Force (RAAF) strategic transport and air-to-air refuelling squadron. It operates Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transports from RAAF Base Amberley
No._33_Squadron_RAAF
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
RAAF Operations Building Site is a heritage-listed command post at Green Street, West End, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1942
RAAF_Operations_Building_Site
WWII battle in the Pacific Theater
landing, the remaining RAAF elements, consisting of two Wirraways and one Hudson, were withdrawn to Lae. RAAF Townsville command ordered 24 Squadron repeatedly
Battle_of_Rabaul_(1942)
Royal Australian Air Force officer
movements eastwards out of Western Area was hours out of date by the time it was received at Southern Area Command, leading to RAAF aircraft missing their rendezvous
Charles_Eaton_(RAAF_officer)
(less the 23rd Brigade) under the command of Major General Gordon Bennett, four RAAF squadrons and eight warships. The RAAF became the first service to see
Australia_in_World_War_II
Military unit
No. 2 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadron that operates from RAAF Base Williamtown, near Newcastle, New South Wales. From its formation
No._2_Squadron_RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force officer (1898–1978)
Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan, Air Officer Commanding Eastern Area (later RAAF Air Command), and Air Member for Personnel. Appointed a Companion of
Frank_Bladin
Former United States Navy Base
joined in the defense of Australia during the war of 1939 - 1945 Eastern Area Command (RAAF) HM Naval Dockyard Williamstown US Naval Advance Bases a:.^ New
Naval_Base_Adelaide
also allow USAAF Bombardment Groups to move from Australia to other areas. As RAAF Squadrons Nos 21, 23 and 24 equipped with Vultee Vengeance dive-bombers
List of Consolidated B-24 Liberator operators
List_of_Consolidated_B-24_Liberator_operators
Australian Air Force commander (1905–1968)
Command. Already marked out for senior roles in the post-war RAAF, his positions during the 1950s included Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Southern Area
Allan_Walters
Australian Army Aviation training establishment and airport in Oakey, Queensland
the unit's Beechcraft King Air 350s to the RAAF. In 2010, with the realignment of the Army Chain of Command, the base units of the Army Aviation Training
Oakey_Army_Aviation_Centre
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander (1896–1966)
year, he was in charge of RAAF Station Laverton, Victoria, during the early years of World War II. He later held forward commands in the South West Pacific
Frank_Lukis
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
2021. "RAF, RAAF reactivate squadron for F-35 reprogramming mission". Air Force Materiel Command. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024. "RAAF Squadron
No._80_Squadron_RAAF
Australian air force officer (1894–1974)
– 12 April 1974) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and a First World War flying ace. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Brownell was
Raymond_Brownell
Royal Australian Air Force base in Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
RAAF Base Richmond (IATA: XRH, ICAO: YSRI) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located within the City of Hawkesbury, approximately
RAAF_Base_Richmond
Military unit
No. 78 Wing is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) operational training wing, headquartered at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales. It comprises Nos
No._78_Wing_RAAF
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Wyndham local government areas. Laverton recorded a population of 4,760 at the 2021 census. It was home to the RAAF Base (RAAF Williams), and covers 148 ha
Laverton,_Victoria
Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot
for several years in New Guinea. He re-joined the RAAF during the Korean War and briefly commanded No. 77 Squadron in late 1951. Finding its Gloster Meteors
Gordon_Steege
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
No. 457 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron of World War II. Equipped with Supermarine Spitfire fighters, it was formed in
No._457_Squadron_RAAF
Australian pilot and publisher
World War II, he served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as a pilot with RAF Bomber Command and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air
Peter_Isaacson
Royal Australian Air Force air marshal
Operational Command from 1962 to 1965. As AOC Training Command in 1954, Murdoch headed a program to determine aircraft purchases for the RAAF; his recommendations
Alister_Murdoch
Military unit
Force (RAAF) wing that operated during World War II. It was formed in April 1943 at Townsville, Queensland, as part of North-Eastern Area Command. Led by
No._72_Wing_RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander
senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Born and educated in Tasmania, he joined the RAAF as an air cadet in January 1934. He specialised
Frank_Headlam
WWII battle on 8 December 1941
in 1941, the Royal Air Force's (RAF) and Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) base of operations in Northern Malaya. There was an airstrip at Kota Bharu
Battle_of_Kota_Bharu
National park in Australia
Detachment "A" RAAF AASC Station Base and Weather Station RAAF Key Communication Centre US 5 Air Force Command Queensland portal Protected areas of Queensland
Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park
Kutini-Payamu_(Iron_Range)_National_Park
Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot
transferred to the RAAF reserve after the war but returned to the PAF in 1951, holding training posts in Victoria and command of RAAF Base Edinburgh in
Peter_Jeffrey_(RAAF_officer)
Bunker in West End, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
worked in the W/T Station, Townsville and 12 Signals Unit in North Eastern Area Command Headquarters in Sturt Street Townsville. On a few occasions Helen
Green_Street_bunker
Military unit
No. 80 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing of World War II. The unit was formed on 15 May 1944 and eventually comprised three squadrons equipped
No._80_Wing_RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force chief (1925–2020)
Air Force (RAAF), and a writer and consultant on defence matters. He served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1982 to 1985. After leaving the RAAF, he published
David_Evans_(RAAF_officer)
Royal Australian Air Force chief
relationship during World War II with his nominal subordinate, the head of RAAF Command, Air Vice-Marshal William Bostock. During World War I, Jones saw action
George_Jones_(RAAF_officer)
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) mixed Permanent and Reserve squadron that provides support for the RAAF in the Sydney region. Formed in 1936
No._22_Squadron_RAAF
Airport in Madang, Papua New Guinea
Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM) No. 4 Squadron RAAF (CAC Boomerang) No. 8 Communication Unit RAAF No. 15 Squadron RAAF (Bristol Beaufort)
Madang_Airport
World War II combined command (1942)
military as the "South West Pacific Command" (not to be confused with the later South West Pacific Area command established in March 1942). Although
American-British-Dutch-Australian Command
American-British-Dutch-Australian_Command
Former command of the Royal Air Force
Middle East Command was a command of the Royal Air Force (RAF) that was active during the Second World War. It had been preceded by RAF Middle East, which
RAF_Middle_East_Command
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander
member of the RAAF in 1921 and held staff posts in the ensuing years. In 1936, he was promoted to group captain and took command of RAAF Station Laverton
Henry_Wrigley
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
No. 6 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) electronic attack squadron. It was formed in 1917 as a training unit based in England during World
No._6_Squadron_RAAF
Australian 9th Division (Major-Gen George Wootten) Air Forces Advanced RAAF Command Australian First Tactical Air Force United States Thirteenth Air Force
Borneo campaign (1945) order of battle
Borneo_campaign_(1945)_order_of_battle
Former Royal Australian Air Force establishment
The Dubbo RAAF Stores Depot is a heritage-listed former Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) stores depot in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. The depot
Dubbo_RAAF_Stores_Depot
Military unit
Central Flying School (CFS) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) training unit, located at RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria. It operates the Pilatus PC-21 turboprop
Central_Flying_School_RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force senior commander
period on the staff of RAAF Headquarters, Melbourne. From 1951 to 1953 he served as Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Western Area Command in Perth, after which
William_Hely
Royal Australian Air Force flight training unit
No. 79 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flight training unit that has been formed on four occasions since 1943. The squadron was established
No._79_Squadron_RAAF
Royal Air Force senior commander
secondment to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Director of Operations and Intelligence. In Britain, he commanded RAF stations Tangmere and Northolt. Ranked
Peter_Drummond_(RAF_officer)
Allied tactical air unit during World War II
(RAF), the South African Air Force (SAAF), the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and other Allied air forces.
Desert_Air_Force
Suburb of Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Commonwealth Department of Defence as a new headquarters for the RAAF's Eastern Area Command, the RAAF Base Glenbrook. No personnel actually lived in the 57 rooms
Lapstone
Australian military operation
command. The initial tasks of the operation were to: Allow for the evacuation of foreigners. Restore stability and confine conflict to secured areas.
Operation_Astute
Tri-services command of the Indian Armed Forces
Island. Australia, which already has RAAF base at Cocos Islands, uses it for surveillance and to monitor the area extending between Andaman and Nicobar
Andaman_and_Nicobar_Command
1943 Allied attack on a Japanese convoy
South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during World War II when aircraft of the U.S. Fifth Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) attacked a Japanese
Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea
Royal Australian Air Force chief (1899–1982)
streamline command and control: integrating RAAF Headquarters, Melbourne, with the Department of Air, and supplanting the geographical area commands with three
Donald_Hardman
American WWII fighter
Barr: RAAF ace (11 victories); also a member of the Australia national rugby union team. Gregory Boyington: AVG/US Marine Corps; later commanded USMC VMF-214
Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk
unimportant campaigns. In late 1944, Australian troops and RAAF squadrons replaced US garrisons in eastern New Guinea, New Britain, and Bougainville, and launched
Military_history_of_Australia
1941–1942 World War II military campaign
clear and coherent command structure, a Japanese spy in the Army air liaison staff (Heenan), and antagonism between RAF and RAAF squadrons and personnel
Malayan_campaign
Family of transport and patrol bomber aircraft
of the RCAF's Eastern Air Command to sink a submarine, when Hudson 625 sank U-754 on 31 July 1942. A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Hudson was involved
Lockheed_Hudson
Australian military pilot and officer (1922–1988)
and diplomatic roles until 1965, when he took command of No. 82 Wing, which comprised all of the RAAF's bomber units. Between May 1966 and April 1967
Peter_Raw
Royal Australian Air Force chief
into a geographically based "area" system of command and control. Goble had offered to submit his resignation from the RAAF as well as from the position
Stanley_Goble
Part of World War II in 1943
Navy Official site. For service in the prescribed area, 10 July to 17 August 1943 "450 Squadron RAAF Roll of Honour". Queensland War Memorial Register
Allied_invasion_of_Sicily
Royal Australian Air Force dive bombers during World War II
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) operated Vultee Vengeance dive bombers during World War II. The Australian Government ordered 297 of the type in
Vultee Vengeance in Australian service
Vultee_Vengeance_in_Australian_service
Family of bomber aircraft
Squadron RAAF formed (mixture of Commonwealth personnel) at RAF Feltwell in September 1942 to operate the Ventura as part of 2 Group, Bomber Command; it converted
Lockheed_Ventura
who have attained air marshal rank within the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF); that is, service personnel who have held the rank of air chief marshal
List of Royal Australian Air Force air marshals
List_of_Royal_Australian_Air_Force_air_marshals
Convoy of Allied ships that travelled from Sydney to Brisbane in June 1943
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). However, another Japanese submarine passing through the area may have been sunk by RAAF aircraft. Because of Japan's
Convoy_GP55
City in Queensland, Australia
No. 3 Fighter Sector RAAF, Wulguru & North Ward No. 1 Wireless Unit RAAF, Pimlico & Stuart & Roseneath North Eastern Area Command HQ, Townsville, Sturt
Townsville
De Havilland Canada transport aircraft
the Red Cross. The civilians demanded that the RAAF crew members fly them to Darwin Airport (also RAAF Base Darwin) in Australia, which they did. After
De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou
Events related to Australia's defence during World War II
Australia made preparations to resist a possible attack. The RAAF's Western Area Command improved the readiness of its forces near Perth and Exmouth Gulf
Western Australian emergency of March 1944
Western_Australian_emergency_of_March_1944
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
city. On 3 August 1942 1FSHQ was reformed under the command of the RAAF Headquarters Eastern Area and the 1FSHQ once again took over responsibility for
Bankstown_Bunker
Australian pilot (1886–1945)
flight, and helped lay the foundations of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Born in Victoria, Harrison was a flying instructor in Britain when, in
Eric_Harrison_(RAAF_officer)
Military unit
Ammunition Sub Depot Barrack Services Unit ANZUK Area Workshops, Kangaw Barracks No. 3 Squadron RAAF – Dassault Mirage III No. 41 Squadron RNZAF – Bristol
ANZUK
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