INDEX RAAF 1912-39   

RAAF EARLY DAYS 1912-39

These posts were created using a set of Artificial Intelligence instructions, Generative Pre-Trained Transformers (GPTs), that use as their primary source the Australian War Memorial’s (AWM)  digitised collections (https://www.awm.gov.au). When a theme or topic is selected, the system maps it to relevant AWM Official History chapters, unit diaries, and series records—anchored to stable RCDIG/C-numbers—and builds Key Points, each with a link to the supporting chapter. Recommended further reading is drawn from a selected bibliography (https://www.ai-tutor-military-history.com/bibliography-jbgpt-ai). The result is a post that may be useful for self-directed study and allows the framing of further questions on the topic. 


RAAF EARLY DAYS 1912-39

  1. 1912 Oct: AFC Formation....Formation of Australian Army Flying Corps
  2. 1912 July: Petre and Harrison—Founders of Australian Military Aviation
  3. 1914 Apr: WWI—AFC OPS...From Point Cook to the Western Front: Birth of Australian Military Aviation
  4. 1915 Jul: WWI—Mesopotamia AFC OPS...The Australian Flying Corps in Mesopotamia and the Middle East
  5. 1917 July: WW1—HAMEL AFC OPS...The AFC at the Battle of Hamel
  6. 1918 Nov: WWI—Armistice and Legacy: The AFC’s Wartime Achievements
  7. 1918–21: RAAF’s Founding Paradox
  8. 1921 Mar: Sir Richard Williams and Formation of the RAAF 
  9. 1923-24: Imperial Conference on Defence Coordination 
  10. 1928 May: Interwar—Pioneering Air Routes and the Empire Air Mail Scheme
  11. 1934 Feb: Interwar—Defending the North: Darwin and Early Air Defence Plans
  12. 1937 May: Replacement of Sir Richard Williams as CAS.