Air Vice Marshal Ellis Charles Wackett, CB, CBE (13 August 1901 – 3 August 1984) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Its...
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Sir Lawrence James Wackett KBE, DFC, AFC (2 January 1896 – 18 March 1982) is widely regarded as "father of the Australian aircraft industry". He has been...
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Australian aviator Air Vice Marshal Ellis Wackett (1901–1984), Australian military aviation pioneer Sir Lawrence Wackett (1896–1982), Australian aircraft...
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volunteers for parachute instruction, under the tutelage of Flying Officer Ellis Wackett at RAAF Station Richmond, New South Wales, and made the first public...
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Australian equipment took almost two years to arrive. Flying Officer Ellis Wackett was assigned to instruct volunteers at RAAF Richmond, and made the country's...
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consecutively on the board, no arbitrary term limits were enforced. Ellis Wackett, the RAAF's senior engineering officer from 1942, maintained his place...
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of the Air Member for Engineering and Maintenance, Air Vice Marshal Ellis Wackett, Hewitt developed the Apprenticeship Training Scheme to raise the standard...
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Australian Military Representative to NATO and the European Union (2024–) Ellis Wackett 1901 1984 Air Member for Technical Services (1942–59) Allan Walters...
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Seagull III amphibious biplanes under the command of Flight Lieutenant Ellis Wackett, to photograph the Papuan and New Guinean coasts as far north as Aitape...
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trainees included Royal Australian Navy lieutenants Joe Hewitt and Ellis Wackett, and Australian Army lieutenant Frank Bladin, all of whom were seconded—and...
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