Charles Eaton
RAAF officer (1895-1979) · United Kingdom · Journalists · Died at 83
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Something wrong?Charles Eaton, OBE, AFC was a senior officer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and later served as a diplomat. Born in London, he joined the British Army upon the outbreak of World War I and saw action on the Western Front before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917.
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Lieutenant Eaton RFC in a Martinsyde G.100 "Elephant" fighter, London, c. November 1917
Flight Lieutenant Eaton, "'Knight Errant' of the desert skies", c. 1929
Eaton (right) and Sergeant Eric Douglas at Keith Anderson's grave, near the wreck of the Kookaburra, Central Australia, April 1929
Wirraways of No. 12 (General Purpose) Squadron at RAAF Station Darwin in 1939
Wing Commander Eaton (left) during Darwin's coal strike in 1940
Group Captain Eaton, commanding officer of RAAF Station Darwin, October 1941
Eaton as Australian Consul-General to Indonesia, with Sukarno in 1947Awards
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Charles Eaton, OBE, AFC was a senior officer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and later served as a diplomat. Born in London, he joined the British Army upon the outbreak of World War I and saw action on the Western Front before transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. Posted as a bomber pilot to No. 206 Squadron, he was twice captured by German forces, and twice escaped. Eaton left the military in 1920 and worked in India until moving to Australia in 1923. Two years later he joined the RAAF, serving initially as an instructor at No. 1 Flying Training School. Between 1929 and 1931, he was chosen to lead three expeditions to search for lost aircraft in Central Australia, gaining national attention and earning the Air Force Cross for his "zeal and devotion to duty".
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