| LC control no. | n 50065952 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Australia. Royal Australian Air Force |
| Variant(s) | Australia. Royal Air Force RAAF Australia. Air Force Royal Australian Air Force |
| See also | Australia. Australian Army. Australian Flying Corps Australia. Australian Defence Force |
| Beginning date | 1921-08-13 |
| Ending date | 1976-02-09 |
| Special note | Unused sub-division: Directorate of Public Relations |
| Found in | Royal air force quarterly, 1930- Making the Australian Defence Force, 2001:bp. 1 (new military entity known as the Australian Defence Force (ADF); consists of the three Australian military services, the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)) p. 41 (came into existence Feb. 9, 1976; overarching joint structure for the three separate services) Royal Australian Air Force Web site, Jan. 30, 2017 History (Military aviation came of age during World War I when airships and early aircraft were principally used for reconnaissance. Australia's eight Australian Flying Corps (AFC) squadrons were part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and were attached to larger British Royal Flying Corps / Royal Air Force formations. During World War I, 800 officers and 2,840 men served in the AFC and 175 lost their lives. Many AFC veterans helped to lay the groundwork for the future Royal Australian Air Force and after the war others would enter industry to make significant contributions to civil aviation. In January 1920, the AFC was replaced by the Australian Air Corps, which in turn became the Australian Air Force on 31 March 1921 with the King's consent to become the Royal Australian Air Force on 13 August 1921.) |
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