service flying training school raaf service flying training school flying training school royal_australian_air_force raaf operated world war formed december graduated course march responsible intermediate advanced instruction pilots empire air training scheme eats school based queensland operated aircraft spawned maritime patrol squadrons early raised response increased japanese submarine activity australia east coast school aircraft attached australian_army completed final training course december disbanded july history raaf training expanded dramatically following outbreak world war response australia participation empire air training scheme eats air_force pre war flight training facility raaf station victoria supplanted elementary flying training schools service flying training schools turned new flight instructors provided basic training prospective pilots successful instruction operational service flying course typically consisted streams intermediate advanced included techniques instrument flying night flying advanced formation flying dive bombing aerial gunnery total duration training varied war demand rose fell initially running weeks course cut weeks included hours flying time october year later raised weeks including hours flying time weeks months later continued increase peaking weeks june service flying training school formed queensland december control inaugural commanding officer wing commander new school reported cost establish joined elementary flying training school based temporarily received aircraft january released units month transferred permanent home standard intake pilots month initial course students graduated march july year total number aircraft operated school increased flying accidents commonplace training establishments exception collisions crash landings surrounding cane fields runway regular occurrences aircraft damaged month early school fatality drowning staff called assist victims local flooding february died attempted rescue june crashed sea near pilot crew reported missing believed killed lost apparently went sea october february crashed night flying exercise killing pilots school suffered ground fatality april mechanic walked spinning propeller pilots killed ground december following apparent structural failure outbreak pacific war december led aircraft classified second line reserve aircraft defence australia following directions issued reserve squadron raised resources allocated assigned squadron crashed june running fuel bad weather night killing pilot crew members response japanese submarine activity australia east coast federal government formally established raaf maritime patrol units half personnel aircraft squadron formed separate entity flying school january maintaining detachments queensland richmond later new_south_wales squadron formed squadrons undertook anti submarine convoy escort search rescue army naval cooperation duties japanese submarine activity end staff aircraft squadron judged needed training purposes unit disbanded january assets divided operational training unit victoria squadron squadron disbanded august harbour flying school graduates august went chief air staff passing parade delayed month evans later discovered british government decided april longer required graduates australia leaving raaf surplus training winding october civil operator began flights following month school detached australian_army carrying exercises march course graduate december pilots instruction transferred service flying training school raaf station south_australia finish course school spent months preparing base handed elements disbanding july
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