No. 11 Group RAAF
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No. 11 Group was a Royal Australian Air Force group formed at Morotai in the last weeks of World War II to command the RAAF's garrison units in the region. The group was established at the end of July
The RAAF's higher organisation as at August 1945
The commanding officer of No. 11 Group serving a drink to an airman at the group headquarters' Christmas dinner
Western Area Command (RAAF)
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Western Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. It was formed in January 1941, and controlled RAAF units located in
No. 11 Group RAAF
…Morotai on 16 July 1945. The group's inaugural commanding officer was Air Commodore Raymond Brownell, who had previously been Air Officer Commanding, Western Area. No. 11 Group took over administrative control of all RAAF units on Morotai on 30 July. Its initial area of responsibility was all Dutch territory north…
Air Commodore De La Rue (braided cap), inaugural AOC Western Area, inspecting pilot trainees, c. 1941