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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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in Melbourne reported that "Goble wishes to resign 'on a matter of high principle'. It is known that he has been dissatisfied for some time with his relations with the Federal Government."
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called the expedition "one of the most wonderful accomplishments in the history of aviation", his government presenting Goble with a gift of £500, and £250 to McIntyre. The British
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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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High Fliers: Leaders of the Royal Australian Air Force
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2145:Australian Dictionary of Biography: Volume 9
1277:"Goble, S.J. (Major) – Royal Air Force"
948:McCarthy, "Goble, Stanley James (1891–1948)"
163:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1966:. Canberra: RAAF Air Power Studies Centre.
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1158:. 29 June 1917. pp. 6413–6414.
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1069:"Aircraft's return is in the bag"
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211:(RAAF). He served three terms as
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1930:"Aviation Feats, Australia Post"
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453:on 1 April 1918, Goble became a
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1981:Coulthard-Clark, Chris (1991).
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1103:Sopwith Pup Aces of World War I
377:Goble was a founding member of
234:During World War I, Goble flew
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2097:University of New South Wales
1849:Goble, John (December 2005).
1014:National Library of Australia
632:Circumnavigation of Australia
2300:Stevens, David, ed. (2001).
2260:Stephens, Alan, ed. (1992).
1506:. Royal Australian Air Force
441:as it bore the brunt of the
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2126:Who's Who in Australia 1971
1837:Who's Who in Australia 1971
1769:How Not to Run an Air Force
1683:How Not to Run an Air Force
1648:The Eagle and the Albatross
1331:. 9 May 1919. p. 5800.
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264:No. 2 (Bomber) Group RAF
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2138:McCarthy, John (1983).
2082:Australian War Memorial
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2009:Cutlack, F.M. (1941) .
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176:Mentioned in Despatches
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2463:Air Officer Commanding
2390:Chief of the Air Staff
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2095:(PhD thesis). Sydney:
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2092:Ten Years at the Top
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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
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535:Australian Air Board
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678:Gulf of Carpentaria
424:No. 5 Squadron RNAS
383:Battle of the Somme
379:No. 8 Squadron RNAS
283:Air Liaison Officer
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115:No. 8 Squadron RNAS
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1736:, pp. 91–92
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1434:High Fliers
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646:flying club
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360:Very pistol
351:Sopwith Pup
321:World War I
148:World War I
2762:Categories
2732:Leo Davies
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1489:Roylance,
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1421:Going Solo
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1397:Gillison,
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670:Townsville
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654:Fairey III
432:Airco DH.4
395:Ghistelles
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1249:Franks,
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682:Darwin
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158:Awards
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