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
Air Commodore De La Rue (braided cap), inaugural AOC Western Area, inspecting pilot trainees, c. 1941
North-Western Area Command
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North-Western Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. Its wartime sphere of operations included the Northern Territo
Western Area Command (RAAF)
…sunk by the German raider Kormoran; a Hudson and an Anson each located lifeboats bearing Kormoran's crew. In January 1942, Northern Area was split into North-Western and North-Eastern Areas, to counter separate Japanese threats to Northern Australia and New Guinea, respectively, following the outbreak of the Pacific…
Explosion of an oil storage tank during the first air raid on Darwin, 19 February 1942
Air Commodore Bladin (right) as AOC NWA, with a Dutch officer, 1943
Air Vice Marshal Cole (left) as AOC NWA, at Adelaide River, Northern Territory, September 1943
Air Vice Marshal Charlesworth (centre) as AOC NWA and Group Captain Headlam (second right) welcome repatriated POWs to Darwin, September 1945