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The main aims of the force were to train young men from ages 16 to 18 to join the RAAF in the midst of World War II, and for young men to increase their "air knowledge" and interest in the RAAF. The personnel strength of the ATC peaked at 12000 cadets in training in 1943.
The RAAF College was founded after World War II on 1 August 1947 when it was established at Point Cook as an academy training elite aircrew (and some engineering) officer cadets; the majority of the RAAF's most senior commanders received their initial training there. It was renamed as the RAAF Academy in 1961.
Dennis, Peter; et al. (2008). "Groups, Air Force". The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (Second ed.). Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia ...
Air Force Training Group was established as Training Command at Albert Park, Victoria, on 1 September 1953. [1] It was formed from Southern Area Command, which was the hub of RAAF training services at the time. [2]
The RAAF also operated 3 Challenger and 2 Boeing 737 aircraft as VIP transports. The RAAF had seven KC-30 Multi-Role Tanker Transports. The RAAF's training units were equipped with 49 PC-21s and 33 Hawk 127s. [237] In October 2022 the RAAF received its first MQ-4C with a further 6 on order, [241] and plans to acquire 6 MQ-28 Ghost Bat UCAV [242]
The rank structure of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been inherited from the Royal Air Force (RAF). The RAF based its officer ranks on the Royal Navy, and its airmen ranks on the British Army. Unlike the RAF, RAAF rank abbreviations are always written in uppercase without spaces (e.g. Pilot Officer is written as PLTOFF, not Plt Off).
Composed by the RAAF's Director of Music, Squadron Leader Ron Mitchell (who was also director of the Air Force Band), it was officially adopted as the RAAF's new march music on 23 March 1983, replacing the Royal Air Force March Past, which had long been the RAAF's march as well as the marchpast of other Commonwealth air forces. Subsequently ...
In 1932, a part-time brass band was established at RAAF Richmond. [1] The RAAF Central Band was formed in 1952 at Laverton and the Air Command Band (originally known as the RAAF No. 1 Regional Band) was formed at RAAF Richmond in 1969, with both bands enjoying reputations for musical