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Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: Introduction, bases, supporting organisations
First in a series of ten volumes produced for the 75th anniversary of the RAAF. Provides information about the current operational bases of the RAAF, and the WWII operational base units which played an important role in keeping Allied aircraft operating from remote localities. Describes previously unrecognised organisations such as the Volunteer Air Observer Corps, and RAAF maritime sections, wireless units and signals units.
Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: Training units
Eighth in a series of tenvolumes produced for the 75th anniversary of the RAAF. Provides information about the history and operations of training units such as the Air Navigation schools, Bombing and Gunnery schools, and Operational Training units. Includes a chronology and a list of commanding officers for each school or unit.
Aircraft of The Royal Australian Air Force
Aircraft of The Royal Australian Air Force tells the story of the RAAF’s first one hundred years by describing the acquisition, operation, and service record of the multitude of aircraft types flown by the RAAF. The 176 aircraft types include the flimsy wood and canvas aircraft typical of World War I, through the technological advances during and after World War II, to modern fifth-generation, complex aircraft like the F-35 Lightning II. Even before its formation Sir Richard Williams, the Father of the RAAF, had decided to employ an alpha-numeric numbering system to identify and account for each aircraft in service. This system started with A1, A2, A3 etc as each type of aircraft came into...
Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: Chiefs of the Air Staff, aircraft, bibliography
Last in a series of ten volumes produced for the 75th anniversary of the RAAF. Provides a chronological list of the chiefs of the air staff, and also lists all the aircraft used by the RAAF since 1921, including some types which were used unofficially. Includes many black and white photographs of RAAF personnel and aircraft and a bibliography.
Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: Ancillary units
Ninth in a series of ten volumes produced for the 75th anniversary of the RAAF. Provides information about the history and functions of units associated with the RAAF, which could not be categorised into a particular section, for example airfield construction squadrons, malarial control units and medical clearing stations. Includes a chronology and a list of commanding officers for each unit.
Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: Radar units
Fifth in a series of ten volumes produced for the 75th anniversary of the RAAF. Presents an outline of radar development since 1939 and provides information about the nature of radar operations. Describes the history and operations of radar stations in Australia and overseas, including many personal anecdotes by radar personnel who manned radar stations during WWII. Lists WWII radar stations, with locations and commanding officers, and gives information about various units such as Fighter Control units, including a chronology and a list of commanding officers for each unit.
Maritime and Transport Units
Fourth in a series of ten volumes produced for the 75th anniversary of the RAAF. Provides information about the history and operations of RAAF Maritime and Transport units. Activities of the units include survey and exploratory flights and well as deliveries worldwide. Includes a chronology and a list of commanding officers for each unit.
The Royal Australian Air Force
Histories of air force often focus on aeroplanes at the expense of people. This book tells that story through the experiences of the airmen and airwomen who have served Australia around the world, from Mesopotamia in 1915 to East timor in 2000.
