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
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
Valston Hancock
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Air Marshal Sir Valston Eldridge Hancock, was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force. He served as Chief of the Air Staff from 1961 to 1965. A graduate of the Royal Military College, Dun
Group Captain Val Hancock, 1942
Hancock competing in the high jump at an RAAF sports carnival in the early 1930s
Group Captains Hancock (centre) and Walters (second left), Air Commodore Hewitt (second right), and Chief of the Air Staff, AVM Jones (right), 1942
No. 100 Squadron Beauforts near Wewak, 1945