Glimpse of the RAAF Meteorological Service
Preface
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Growing Up
Chapter 2: Port Moresby Before Pearl Harbour
Chapter 3: Port Moresby After Pearl Harbour
Chapter 4: Allied Air Force HQ and RAAF Command, Brisbane
Chapter 5: Japan Surrenders and We Are Demobilised
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Appendix 1: References
Appendix 2: Milestones
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1901
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1914
1918
1916
1917
1919
1920
1921
1928
1932
1933
1934
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940–1944
1940
1941
Dec 1941–Jan 1942
1942
1943
1944
1944–1945
1945
1946
Appendix 3: Papers Published in Tropical Weather Research Bulletins
Appendix 4: Radiosonde Observations 1941–46
Index
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1919
AFC disbanded.25 Jul: Death of Sir Samuel McCaughey who immigrated to Australia as young man and acquired considerable wealth by his skill in development of large rural properties in NSW. Among the charitable bequests in his will was that which provided funds to assist the education of children of soldiers killed in World War I.
19 Dec: Ross and Keith Smith, arrive Darwin in Vickers Vimy 28 days after leaving London.
1920
16 Nov: Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Co Ltd. (QANTAS) formed.1921
May: RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) formed.1928
21 Feb: Bert Hinkler arrives in Darwin after 14 day solo flight from London in Avro Avian.9 Jun: Charles Kingsford Smith with Ulm, Warner and Lyon arrive Brisbane after eight day flight in tri-motor Fokker from Oakland, California via Honolulu and Fiji.
1932
Japan attacks Shanghai (the Fake War). Japanese troops in action in China.1933
Qantas and Imperial Airways survey London-Brisbane air route.1934
Scott and Black win London to Melbourne McPherson-Robertson air race in DH Comet in elapsed time of 70 hours 50 minutes.1936
CAC (Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation) formed to manufacture aircraft in Australia.1937
Decision made to manufacture Wirraway fighter in Australia (based on US NA-16 and NA-33 training aircraft).Staff of Meteorological Branch, Dept of Interior increased from 92 to 151. Japan officially at war with China.
1938
Port Moresby designated as RAAF base (without staff or aircraft).
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