royal_australian_air_force raaf training unit located raaf base east sale victoria operates trainer school responsible training flight instructors setting flying standards flying practices home team military aviation unit formed australia role provide basic flying training current form dates world war established train flying instructors empire air training scheme eats inaugurated point cook victoria march trained pilots world war disbanded december newly formed raaf took function formed eats point cook april relocated new_south_wales following month based april finally january returned september end world war school produced instructors transferred november responsible display teams red sales flew jet aircraft second team formed flying vampires disbanded taking delivery new jets raaf curtailed display flying formed flying continued operate type team finished converting responsible display work history origins world war december advertised united_kingdom competent establish flying corps school following year englishman australian selected commissioned arrived australia january job choose site proposed command rejecting government preferred location near canberra selected hectares victoria described birthplace australian military aviation harrison established following year mechanics staff aircraft including initial training harrison unit flight march flying later day registered accident crashed telephone wires personnel referred commenced flying course august weeks outbreak world war students included captain williams graduate recalled school consisting tents large structure shed courses run war years graduating pilots basic flying standard students play prominent role future royal_australian_air_force raaf including unit active service half flight raised command departed middle_east april fellow pilots included graduates white harrison took school leadership absence facilities improved end according boasted good engineering workshop cottages married staff comfortable officers mess year later squadrons formed service middle_east france nos squadrons september school home training squadron home training depot aircraft repair section harrison posted overseas october major commanding officer nos squadrons placed charge little training took place year following november armistice staff mainly odd jobs making survey flights promoting government bonds units disbanded december school taken short lived formed january function assumed unit newly formed raaf world war raaf flying training heavily reorganised soon outbreak world war response australia participation empire air training scheme eats elementary flying training schools formed provide basic flight instruction cadets advanced pilot instruction place pressing need flying instructors raaf sixteen needed meet australia obligations eats train instructors instructors training squadron detached form nucleus new april described nerve centre empire air training scheme australia commanded squadron leader raf chief flying instructor relocated raaf station new_south_wales privately owned new air base school facilities cost construct establishment personnel numbered officers airmen complement aircraft included fourteen staff civil pilots instructors career air_force officers graduates included later awarded victoria_cross bombing raids new_guinea world war fighter ace victories went oldest raaf pilot active duty outbreak pacific war led influx units australian bases including way moved new_south_wales march april considered suitable airfield school relocation deemed necessary time raaf station new_south_wales january later year moved returning september gained aviation medicine section detached form later remained point cook rest war time graduated instructors post war era immediate aftermath pacific war saw large sale raaf personnel disposal equipment disbandment units allocated resources ensure maintenance air_force flying standards took new students school relocated raaf station east sale victoria november december aircraft included seven returned job training instructors graduating post war course june newspapers reporting called raaf university air official raaf historian described school air_force important peacetime unit going state pre derived role air_force pure flying standards responsibility met training instructors examining rating squadron instructors conducting quality control tests flying training schools flying practices generally raaf fall standards time expected adversely affect standards entire air_force conversely continued school flowed flying units average student taking month instructors course reported flight lieutenant aged seven hours flying experience wing commander later chief air staff served commanding officer august school commenced jet instructor training dual control entered service replace air_force basic trainer began operating following year march school took responsibility training raaf air traffic controllers continued formed autonomous unit formed team called red sales team consisted instructors flying vampire trainers august practising low level routine flew hill miles hour killing pilots passengers determined overcome shock accident commanding officer wing commander quickly formed new team called led flying vampires team public display february months red sales disaster plenty successor commanding officer wing commander joined raaf team charged selecting jet trainer replace vampire led team chose met requirements licence built australia relatively inexpensive began flying february raaf cut display flying shortly team disbanded april new team flying formed august preparation raaf anniversary celebrations commencing march introduction permitted brief jet training starting expected reduce time necessary turn high quality pilots begun preparing train instructors purpose jet training dropped subsequently labelled expensive way finding pupils lacked military pilots continued operate replaced august years main types instructor training flew twin engined instructor courses march train pilots new guinea defence force school presented queen colour governor general sir september december took delivery trainer replace advanced flying instructor training converted phased school favour december continued operate pilot instructor training control air training wing administer flying standards raaf practising performing celebrated anniversary remains secondary task team members duties displays school responsible training public relations work located squadron canberra role supporting raaf recruitment public awareness hot air balloons employed rural areas economical alternative displays aircraft
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