Posts Tagged 'WW1'

The Journey Continues

The Journey Continues

While the flight ‘There and Back’ has concluded, the journey is just beginning in many ways.

There are speaking engagements and correspondence to attend to. Later this month I’ll be speaking at the Press Club in Canberra and for the first time making a presentation of the recent trek around Australia.

As words of the manuscript flow into text, it is obvious that a wealth of material also exists in a visual sense; split between still images and ‘High Definition’ footage. With ...

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Formation of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

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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, ...

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Over The Front.

This weekend I was able to visit the Australian War Memorial at Canberra.

The personal stories that emerge from this remarkable Australian memorial seemed to be limitless and no less thought provoking. The display of historically significant artefacts are tremendously complemented by the impressive ‘sound and light’ presentations in the various great halls. These serve to bring the stories to life in a form that captures the imagination of everyone from 2 to 102. This was my first viewing of the ...

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