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of command and control. Goble had offered to submit his resignation from the RAAF as well as from the position of CAS, and was considering a return to
Britain for service with the RAF. Menzies persuaded him to remain and take on the role of Australian Air Liaison Officer to Canada, based in
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Maintenance Commands, was similarly rejected. Goble also came into conflict with his deputy, Air Commodore John Russell, an RAF officer on exchange in Australia. These issues led to Goble tendering his resignation as CAS, which took effect in January 1940.
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and might therefore have been considered more closely responsible for such standards; he maintained that Williams had personally overseen the service's air training since 1934.
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892:Ross Macpherson Smith
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516:Royal Australian Navy
502:, and made an acting
500:1919 New Year Honours
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93:Years of service
2654:Sir Neville McNamara
2363:. Australian Screen.
2092:Ten Years at the Top
1824:Ten Years at the Top
1707:3 April 2015 at the
1669:13 July 2015 at the
1563:, pp. 66β67, 113β116
1465:Ten Years at the Top
1287:on 28 September 2014
1083:on 24 September 2015
781:UK High Commissioner
610:No. 2 (Bomber) Group
589:Raised to temporary
535:Australian Air Board
457:in the newly formed
252:No. 205 Squadron RAF
2634:Sir Alister Murdoch
2629:Sir Valston Hancock
2604:Sir Charles Burnett
2159:Australian Air Aces
2032:. South Melbourne:
1264:Australian Air Aces
812:Jimmy Goble in 1943
789:Sir Charles Burnett
678:Gulf of Carpentaria
424:No. 5 Squadron RNAS
383:Battle of the Somme
379:No. 8 Squadron RNAS
283:Air Liaison Officer
126:No. 5 Squadron RNAS
115:No. 8 Squadron RNAS
2697:Chief of Air Force
2614:Sir Donald Hardman
1634:The London Gazette
1385:The London Gazette
1347:The London Gazette
1329:The London Gazette
1311:The London Gazette
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1053:The London Gazette
870:. Goble Street in
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415:later that month.
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2619:Sir John McCauley
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2200:Air Base Richmond
2152:. pp. 33β35.
1992:Allen & Unwin
1934:Powerhouse Museum
1721:The Third Brother
1719:Coulthard-Clark,
1577:The Third Brother
1575:Coulthard-Clark,
1541:The Third Brother
1539:Coulthard-Clark,
1491:Air Base Richmond
1478:The Third Brother
1476:Coulthard-Clark,
1225:The Third Brother
1223:Coulthard-Clark,
884:Lawrence Hargrave
785:Geoffrey Whiskard
657:the Fairey IIID.
586:on 1 April 1928.
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242:with the British
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2429:William Anderson
2426:Preceded by
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1745:Herington,
1736:, pp. 91β92
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1650:, pp. 24β25
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1434:High Fliers
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1343:"No. 32009"
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1307:"No. 31098"
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1170:"No. 30451"
1152:"No. 30156"
1134:"No. 29947"
1048:"No. 29799"
974:, pp. 39β41
646:flying club
612:, based in
360:Very pistol
351:Sopwith Pup
321:World War I
148:World War I
2762:Categories
2732:Leo Davies
2703:Les Fisher
2679:Les Fisher
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2470:1936β1937
2415:1932β1934
2394:1922β1925
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1489:Roylance,
1445:Stephens,
1432:Stephens,
1421:Going Solo
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1397:Gillison,
1366:Stephens,
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983:Stephens,
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886:, and Sir
842:Heidelberg
670:Townsville
662:Point Cook
654:Fairey III
432:Airco DH.4
395:Ghistelles
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68:, Victoria
66:Heidelberg
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1213:, p. xxvi
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1073:Air Force
867:Melbourne
860:Albatross
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1463:Helson,
1405:Archived
1262:Newton,
1249:Franks,
1194:Archived
1123:, p. 270
1101:Franks,
890:and Sir
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183:(France)
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682:Darwin
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279:Ottawa
158:Awards
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888:Keith
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