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US warship during the battle. He later said that he would have thankfully "fallen through a crack in the boards on the deck" when he saw only
American aircraft flying overhead, and had to apologise to Kenney for the RAAF's absence. Over all, the dual system of control and the tension between its two senior officers confused the RAAF's efforts in the field and reduced its influence on Allied strategy in the Pacific.
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papers, an "inability to work in harmony with certain other high ranking RAAF officers", and "lack of balance and appreciation of responsibility". He appealed the decision, citing a letter from MacArthur that described him as "one of the world's most successful airmen ... superior in every respect", but was unsuccessful. Newspapers raised questions about
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Australian aircraft as he watched for the Allied formations from a
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Minister Curtin, wherein the latter outlined his preferences for the deployment of RAAF Command, particularly that it should be represented in forward Allied operations, and employed primarily in the support of Australian ground forces.
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By the end of 1943, No. 9 OG, originally the RAAF's mobile strike formation, had effectively become a static garrison force in New Guinea. Bostock proposed that it be renamed
Northern Area Command to better reflect its current function. Kenney asked Bostock to raise a new RAAF mobile formation, which
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Tactical Air Force should continue to be employed as a forward offensive formation rather than in a garrison role." In April, Kenney's Allied Air Headquarters issued an order that Bostock would be named
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Bostock's. Air Force historian Alan Stephens later commented: "The system of divided command... was not an ideal arrangement, but with men of goodwill it could have worked. Regrettably Bostock and Jones were not of that mind..."
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652:, damaged his chances for selection and his friend, George Jones, then only a substantive wing commander and acting air commodore, took the position. Although he had expected to be made CAS, Bostock warmly congratulated Jones, possibly expecting that his (Bostock's) new role as
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Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAAF Command, because he had several Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) reporting to him. Bostock duly passed on this change of nomenclature to his subordinate units but Air Force Headquarters in Melbourne vetoed the change in June.
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499:(WAAAF) during World War II. Bostock retired from the RAF and returned to civilian life in Australia that October. In September 1921, he joined the recently formed
608:(CAS) if required. This increased status saw Bostock given a place on Australia's Joint Planning Committee. He was the RAAF's delegate to a defence conference in
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The Third Brother: The Royal Australian Air Force 1921–39
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Australian Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
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2173:(Ph. D thesis). Sydney: University of New South Wales.
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Australian Officers of the Order of the British Empire
2313:. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
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High Fliers: Leaders of the Royal Australian Air Force
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2114:. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
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2073:. Military Historical Society of Australia.
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2215:. Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
2110:; Morris, Ewan; Prior, Robin (1995).
729:, under the command of Group Captain
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2294:. London: Oxford University Press.
668:Air Officer Commanding RAAF Command
48:Air Vice Marshal Bill Bostock, 1945
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1009:Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm
520:No. 1 Flying Training School
225:Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm
778:operations, the reoccupation of
2078:Coulthard-Clark, Chris (1991).
2038:Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
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1209:. 12 April 1918. p. 4523.
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503:(RAAF) and was commissioned a
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2009:. 12 May 1948. p. 1869.
1344:. 31 May 1935. p. 3604.
1312:. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
1158:. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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2144:Gillison, Douglas (1962).
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1054:Chief of the Defence Force
1038:Chief of the General Staff
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999:Bostock as Member for Indi
853:Australian Military Forces
762:(centre) and Rear Admiral
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501:Royal Australian Air Force
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2247:Roylance, Derek (1991).
2129:Garrisson, A.D. (1993).
1136:AIF personnel file, p. 1
1042:Chief of the Naval Staff
1025:House of Representatives
749:First Tactical Air Force
672:In August 1942, General
650:Federal Labor government
2419:Parliament of Australia
2412:Command disestablished
2402:Air Officer Commanding
2328:Thomson, Joyce (1991).
2266:Stephens, Alan (1995).
2228:Odgers, George (1984).
2152:Australian War Memorial
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1156:Australian War Memorial
662:South West Pacific Area
564:King's Birthday Honours
465:Belgian Croix de guerre
331:Belgian Croix de guerre
292:South West Pacific Area
252:William Dowling Bostock
18:William Dowling Bostock
2167:Helson, Peter (2006).
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717:
713:
686:RAAF Command
671:
658:George Brett
631:
625:in the 1942
602:
582:World War II
546:and, later,
517:
509:George Jones
486:
446:
411:
368:
350:George Jones
339:
308:
284:RAAF Command
280:World War II
251:
247:
162:World War I
156:Battles/wars
146:RAAF Command
72:(1968-04-28)
29:
2489:1968 deaths
2484:1892 births
2434:Member for
2428:John McEwen
2001:"No. 38238"
1823:, pp. 16–18
1736:, pp. 42–43
1488:, pp. 75–79
1372:, pp. 69–70
1336:"No. 34166"
1273:, pp. 16–19
1236:, pp. 34–35
1201:"No. 30631"
1126:, pp. 50–53
1124:High Fliers
908:Harry Cobby
646:John Curtin
489:Southampton
416:(AIF) as a
371:Surry Hills
311:World War I
242:(1949–1958)
238:Member for
181:Pacific War
148:(1942–1945)
142:(1931–1936)
128:(1917–1918)
2478:Categories
2446:Mac Holten
2440:1949–1958
2408:1942–1945
2373:1939–1941
2071:Sabretache
2059:References
1975:Going Solo
1973:Stephens,
1941:Stephens,
1930:Going Solo
1928:Stephens,
1917:Going Solo
1915:Stephens,
1889:Stephens,
1783:Gillison,
1757:Stephens,
1639:Stephens,
1544:Gillison,
1522:Gillison,
1459:Gillison,
1389:Gillison,
1367:Gillison,
1321:Roylance,
1256:Stephens,
1044:, and the
1033:The Herald
986:The Herald
978:The Herald
943:Later life
912:John Waddy
897:Joe Hewitt
695:New Guinea
524:Point Cook
409:operator.
399:apprentice
395:Inner West
385:region of
302:. General
84:Allegiance
79:, Victoria
2393:New title
2359:New title
2209:(1968) .
2179:225531223
1505:, pp. 4–6
1219:Thomson,
1029:1958 poll
969:USS
739:Milne Bay
610:Singapore
542:, flying
536:Melbourne
426:dysentery
422:Gallipoli
401:with the
381:, in the
319:Gallipoli
221:(Belgium)
107:1914–1946
87:Australia
2467:, p. 479
2386:in 1942
2221:11218821
2189:(2002).
1986:Helson,
1957:Helson,
1945:, p. 179
1919:, p. 208
1906:, p. 141
1902:Helson,
1876:Odgers,
1848:Archived
1840:Odgers,
1826:Archived
1818:Odgers,
1805:Helson,
1791:Archived
1770:Helson,
1732:Odgers,
1715:Archived
1707:Odgers,
1692:Odgers,
1682:, p. 452
1677:Odgers,
1663:Archived
1660:, p. 439
1655:Odgers,
1622:Archived
1619:, p. 435
1614:Odgers,
1596:Odgers,
1581:Odgers,
1566:Odgers,
1552:Archived
1530:Archived
1508:Archived
1500:Odgers,
1484:Helson,
1467:Archived
1450:, p. 446
1431:Archived
1411:Helson,
1397:Archived
1375:Archived
1302:Archived
1269:Helson,
1223:, p. 337
971:Missouri
957:Missouri
916:Scherger
434:sergeant
407:wireless
288:Japanese
133:Commands
92:Service/
2160:2000369
1977:, p. 23
1932:, p. 66
1795:WebCite
1556:WebCite
1534:WebCite
1415:, p. 44
1358:, p. 93
1286:, p. 47
1061:Benalla
967:aboard
875:de jure
824:Western
808:Tarakan
562:in the
471:(RAF).
391:Burwood
325:on the
282:he led
77:Benalla
2377:Vacant
2336:
2317:
2298:
2279:
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2219:
2177:
2158:
2118:
2095:
1040:, the
830:. For
820:Brunei
816:Labuan
780:Borneo
727:Nadzab
493:cipher
418:sapper
375:Sydney
197:Awards
94:branch
60:Sydney
2273:(PDF)
2085:(PDF)
1067:Notes
865:Jones
269:
267:,
262:
260:,
2436:Indi
2334:ISBN
2315:ISBN
2296:ISBN
2277:ISBN
2253:ISBN
2234:ISBN
2217:OCLC
2175:OCLC
2156:OCLC
2116:ISBN
2093:ISBN
1013:1949
826:and
776:Oboe
737:and
684:and
340:The
240:Indi
227:(US)
122:Unit
112:Rank
67:Died
54:Born
1308:at
1154:at
1138:at
697:as
648:'s
317:at
271:OBE
264:DSO
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