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- The Australian Air Corps (AAC) was a temporary formation of the Australian military that existed in the period between the disbandment of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) of World War I and the establishment of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in March 1921. Raised in January 1920, the AAC was commanded by Major William Anderson, a former AFC pilot. Many of the AAC's members were also from the AFC and would go on to join the RAAF. Although part of the Australian Army, for most of its existence the AAC was overseen by a board of senior officers that included members of the Royal Australian Navy. Following the disbandment of the AFC, the AAC was a stop-gap measure intended to remain in place until the formation of a permanent and independent Australian air force. The corps' primary purpose was to maintain assets of the Central Flying School at Point Cook, Victoria, but several pioneering activities also took place under its auspices: AAC personnel set an Australian altitude record that stood for a decade, made the first non-stop flight between Sydney and Melbourne, and undertook the country's initial steps in the field of aviation medicine. The AAC operated fighters, bombers and training aircraft, including some of the first examples of Britain's Imperial Gift to arrive in Australia. As well as personnel, the RAAF inherited Point Cook and most of its initial equipment from the AAC. (en)
- L'Australian Air Corps (AAC) est une formation temporaire de l'armée australienne qui existe entre la dissolution de l'Australian Flying Corps (AFC) de la Première Guerre mondiale et la création de la Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) en mars 1921. Créée en janvier 1920, l'AAC est commandée par le Major William Anderson, un ancien pilote de l'AFC. De nombreux membres de l'AAC proviennent également de l'AFC et vont ensuite rejoindre la RAAF. Bien que faisant partie de l'Australian Army pendant la majeure partie de son existence, l'AAC est supervisée par un conseil d'officiers supérieurs comprenant des membres de la Royal Australian Navy. Après la dissolution de l'AFC, l'AAC est une mesure provisoire destinée à rester en place jusqu'à la formation d'une force aérienne australienne permanente et indépendante. L'objectif premier du corps est de maintenir les actifs de la Central Flying School de Point Cook (Victoria), mais plusieurs activités pionnières ont également lieu sous ses auspices. Le personnel de l'AAC établit un record d'altitude en Australie, qui reste en vigueur pendant une décennie, effectue le premier vol sans escale entre Sydney et Melbourne, et entreprends les premiers pas du pays dans le domaine de la médecine aéronautique. L'AAC exploite des chasseurs, des bombardiers et des avions d'entraînement, dont certains des premiers exemplaires du cadeau impérial britannique à arriver en Australie. Outre le personnel, la RAAF hérite de Point Cook et de la plupart de ses équipements initiaux de l'AAC. (fr)
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- Point Cook, Victoria (en)
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- The Australian Air Corps (AAC) was a temporary formation of the Australian military that existed in the period between the disbandment of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) of World War I and the establishment of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in March 1921. Raised in January 1920, the AAC was commanded by Major William Anderson, a former AFC pilot. Many of the AAC's members were also from the AFC and would go on to join the RAAF. Although part of the Australian Army, for most of its existence the AAC was overseen by a board of senior officers that included members of the Royal Australian Navy. (en)
- L'Australian Air Corps (AAC) est une formation temporaire de l'armée australienne qui existe entre la dissolution de l'Australian Flying Corps (AFC) de la Première Guerre mondiale et la création de la Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) en mars 1921. Créée en janvier 1920, l'AAC est commandée par le Major William Anderson, un ancien pilote de l'AFC. De nombreux membres de l'AAC proviennent également de l'AFC et vont ensuite rejoindre la RAAF. Bien que faisant partie de l'Australian Army pendant la majeure partie de son existence, l'AAC est supervisée par un conseil d'officiers supérieurs comprenant des membres de la Royal Australian Navy. (fr)
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