Posts Tagged 'AIF'

Wartime experience and the technical development of aircraft made it obvious that air power had become an essential element in any military equation.

In Australia negotiations between Army, Navy and Defence officials from 1917 to 1921 resulted in the Australian Air Force being formed on 31 March 1921, with approval to use the ‘Royal’ prefix granted on 13 August 1921. At that time the RAAF comprised of 21 Officers, ...