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- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) abstract "Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams, KBE, CB, DSO (3 August 1890 – 7 February 1980) is widely regarded as the "father" of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He was the first military pilot trained in Australia, and went on to command Australian and British fighter units in World War I. A proponent for air power independent of other branches of the armed services, Williams played a leading role in the establishment of the RAAF and became its first Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) in 1922. He served as CAS for thirteen years over three terms, longer than any other officer.Williams came from a working class background in South Australia. He was a lieutenant in the Army when he learned to fly at Point Cook, Victoria, in 1914. As a pilot with the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) in World War I, Williams rose to command No. 1 Squadron AFC, and later 40th Wing RAF. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and finished the war a lieutenant colonel. Afterwards he campaigned for an Australian Air Force run separately from the Army and Navy, which came into being on 31 March 1921.The fledgling RAAF faced numerous challenges to its continued existence in the 1920s and early 1930s, and Williams received much of the credit for maintaining its independence. However an adverse report on flying safety standards saw him dismissed from the position of CAS and seconded to the RAF prior to World War II. Despite support in various quarters for his reinstatement as Air Force chief, and promotion to air marshal in 1940, he never again commanded the RAAF. After the war he was forcibly retired along with a number of other World War I veteran officers. He took up the position of Director-General of Civil Aviation in Australia, and was knighted the year before his retirement in 1955.".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) alias "Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) allegiance "Australia".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) award Kingdom_of_Hejaz.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) award Order_of_the_Bath.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) battle European_theatre_of_World_War_II.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) battle Middle_Eastern_theatre_of_World_War_I.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) birthDate "1890-08-03".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) birthPlace Moonta,_South_Australia.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) birthPlace South_Australia.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) birthYear "1890".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) deathDate "1980-02-07".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) deathPlace Melbourne.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) deathYear "1980".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) militaryBranch Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) militaryCommand "(1922, 1925–1932, 1934–1939)".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) militaryCommand "40th Wing RAF (1918–1919)".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) militaryCommand "Chief of the Air Staff".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) militaryCommand "No. 1 Squadron AFC (1917–1918)".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) militaryCommand "RAAF Overseas HQ (1941–1942)".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) occupation Airservices_Australia.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) serviceEndYear "1946".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) serviceStartYear "1909".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) thumbnail AWM010805Williams.jpg?width=300.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) viafId "16052485".
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- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) align "left".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) allegiance "Australia".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) alternativeNames "Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) awards "Order of the Nahda".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) battles "World War I *Middle Eastern Theatre World War II *European Theatre".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) birthDate "1890-08-03".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) birthPlace "Moonta Mines, South Australia".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) branch Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) caption "Air Marshal Sir Richard Williams".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) commands Chief_of_Air_Force_(Australia).
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) commands No._1_Squadron_RAAF.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) commands RAAF_Overseas_Headquarters.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) commands "40".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) dateOfBirth "1890-08-03".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) dateOfDeath "1980-02-07".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) deathDate "1980-02-07".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) deathPlace "Melbourne, Victoria".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) hasPhotoCollection Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer).
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) laterwork Airservices_Australia.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) name "Richard Williams".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) name "Williams, Richard".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) nickname ""Dicky"".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) placeOfBirth "Moonta Mines, South Australia".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) placeOfDeath "Melbourne, Victoria".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) quote "The RAAF's greatest achievement in its first eighteen years was ... simply to survive as an independent service... Many people contributed to that achievement, but none more than Dicky Williams.".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) rank Air_marshal.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) serviceyears "1909".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) shortDescription Chief_of_Air_Force_(Australia).
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) shortDescription Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) source "Alan Stephens".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) title Air_officer_commanding.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) title Chief_of_Air_Force_(Australia).
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) title RAAF_Overseas_Headquarters.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) title "Chief of the Air Staff".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) title "Director-General of the Department of Civil Aviation".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) title "Officer Commanding Palestine Brigade".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) width "28.0".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) wordnet_type synset-person-noun-1.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) years "February 1925 – December 1932".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) years "June 1934 – February 1939".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) years "June 1946 – December 1955".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) years "November 1918 – January 1919".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) years "October 1941 – January 1942".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) years "October–December 1922".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) description "RAAF Chief of the Air Staff".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) description "RAAF Chief of the Air Staff".
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:1890_births.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:1980_deaths.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:Australian_Army_officers.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:Australian_aviators.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:Australian_knights.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:Australian_military_personnel_of_World_War_I.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:Australian_people_of_Cornish_descent.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:Australian_public_servants.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:Companions_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:Companions_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:People_from_South_Australia.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) subject Category:Royal_Australian_Air_Force_air_marshals_of_World_War_II.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) type AirMarshal109781171.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) type Aristocrat109807754.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) type ArmyOfficer109809749.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) type AustralianArmyOfficers.
- Richard_Williams_(RAAF_officer) type AustralianAviators.