Frank Bladin
Royal Australian Air Force officer (1898-1978) · Australia · Died at 79
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Something wrong?Air Vice-Marshal Francis Masson Bladin, was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Born in rural Victoria, he graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1920. Bladin transferred from the Army to the Air Force in 1923, and learned to fly at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria.
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Wapitis of No. 1 Squadron at Laverton, Victoria, November 1934
Air Commodore Bladin (second from left) with Lieutenant General Savige (left) and Major Generals Clowes, Cannan and Rowell in Melbourne, December 1941
Bladin (right) as Air Officer Commanding North-Western Area, c. 1943
Air Vice-Marshal Bladin reviewing BCOF troops, Tokyo, May 1947
Bladin strapping into the rear seat of a Gloster Meteor during a visit to Korea, 1951Awards
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Air Vice-Marshal Francis Masson Bladin, was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Born in rural Victoria, he graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1920. Bladin transferred from the Army to the Air Force in 1923, and learned to fly at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. He held training appointments before taking command of No. 1 Squadron in 1934. Quiet but authoritative, he was nicknamed "Dad" in tribute to the concern he displayed for the welfare of his personnel.
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