Eric Harrison (RAAF officer)
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Eric Harrison was an Australian aviator who made the country's first military flight, and helped lay the foundations of the Royal Australian Air Force.
Harrison at the Central Flying School, Point Cook, 1914
Lieutenants Petre (left) and Harrison (right) in a B.E.2 at the Central Flying School, Point Cook, 1914
Harrison (left) in a Bristol Boxkite, greeted by Lieutenant Colonel Reynolds, first commanding officer of No. 1 Squadron AFC, at Point Cook, c. 1916
DC-2 airliner Kyeema; Harrison was a member of the court of inquiry into its crash on 25 October 1938.
Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, was an Australian military officer who is widely regarded as the "father" of the Royal Australian Air Force. He was the first military pilot trained in Australia, and
Eric Harrison (RAAF officer)
…flying from its earliest days in Australia earned him the title of "Father of the RAAF" for many years, until the mantle was assumed by Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams. Born on 10 August 1886 at Clinkers Hill near Castlemaine, Victoria, Eric Harrison was the son of printer and stationer Joseph Harrison, and his English…
Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams
Richard and Constance Williams, c. 1915
Major Williams as Commanding Officer of No. 1 Squadron AFC, Palestine, 1917
Lieutenant General Sir Harry Chauvel (front, second left) and Lieutenant Colonel Williams (front, second right) with No. 1 Squadron Bristol Fighters, February 1918