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- Frank_Bladin abstract "Air Vice Marshal Francis Masson (Frank) Bladin, CB, CBE (26 August 1898 – 2 February 1978) 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.Ranked wing commander at the outbreak of World War II, by September 1941 Bladin had been raised to temporary air commodore. He became Air Officer Commanding North-Western Area in March 1942, following the first Japanese air raids on Darwin, Northern Territory. Personally leading sorties against enemy territory, he earned the United States Silver Star for gallantry. In July 1943, Bladin was posted to No. 38 Group RAF in Europe, where he was mentioned in despatches. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire the same year.Promoted acting air vice marshal in 1946, Bladin was among the coterie of senior officers who helped reshape the post-war RAAF. His roles in the late 1940s and early 1950s included Chief of Staff of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan, Air Officer Commanding Eastern Area (later RAAF Air Command), and Air Member for Personnel. Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1950, he retired to his country property in 1953. He was active for many years in veterans' affairs before his death in 1978 at the age of seventy-nine.".
- Frank_Bladin allegiance "Australia".
- Frank_Bladin award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- Frank_Bladin award Order_of_the_Bath.
- Frank_Bladin award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Frank_Bladin award Silver_Star.
- Frank_Bladin battle European_theatre_of_World_War_II.
- Frank_Bladin battle North_Western_Area_Campaign.
- Frank_Bladin battle Operation_Overlord.
- Frank_Bladin battle South_West_Pacific_theatre_of_World_War_II.
- Frank_Bladin birthDate "1898-08-26".
- Frank_Bladin birthPlace Korumburra.
- Frank_Bladin birthPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- Frank_Bladin birthYear "1898".
- Frank_Bladin deathDate "1978-02-02".
- Frank_Bladin deathPlace Melbourne.
- Frank_Bladin deathPlace Victoria_(Australia).
- Frank_Bladin deathYear "1978".
- Frank_Bladin militaryBranch Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "*Eastern Area Command (1947–48)".
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "*No. 1 Squadron (1934–35)".
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "*North-Western Area Command (1942–43)".
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "*Southern Area Command (1941–42)".
- Frank_Bladin militaryUnit No._38_Group_RAF.
- Frank_Bladin militaryUnit RAF_Second_Tactical_Air_Force.
- Frank_Bladin occupation Pastoral_farming.
- Frank_Bladin occupation Returned_and_Services_League_of_Australia.
- Frank_Bladin serviceEndYear "1953".
- Frank_Bladin serviceStartYear "1920".
- Frank_Bladin thumbnail UK0481Bladin1943.jpg?width=300.
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- Frank_Bladin after "Air Vice Marshal Adrian Cole".
- Frank_Bladin after "Air Vice Marshal John McCauley".
- Frank_Bladin allegiance "Australia".
- Frank_Bladin alt "Head-and-shoulders portrait of mustachioed man wearing dark military uniform with pilot's wings above breast pocket".
- Frank_Bladin awards "*Companion of the Order of the Bath *Commander of the Order of the British Empire *Mentioned in Despatches *Silver Star".
- Frank_Bladin battles "World War II *South West Pacific theatre *North Western Area Campaign *European theatre *Operation Overlord".
- Frank_Bladin before "Air Commodore D.E.L. Wilson".
- Frank_Bladin before "Air Commodore Leon Lachal".
- Frank_Bladin birthDate "1898-08-26".
- Frank_Bladin birthPlace "Korumburra, Victoria".
- Frank_Bladin branch Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
- Frank_Bladin caption "Air Commodore Frank Bladin, 1943".
- Frank_Bladin commands "*No. 1 Squadron *Southern Area Command *North-Western Area Command *Eastern Area Command".
- Frank_Bladin dateOfBirth "1898-08-26".
- Frank_Bladin dateOfDeath "1978-02-02".
- Frank_Bladin deathDate "1978-02-02".
- Frank_Bladin deathPlace "Melbourne, Victoria".
- Frank_Bladin hasPhotoCollection Frank_Bladin.
- Frank_Bladin imageSize "200".
- Frank_Bladin laterwork Pastoral_farming.
- Frank_Bladin laterwork "RSL National Treasurer".
- Frank_Bladin name "Bladin, Frank".
- Frank_Bladin name "Francis Masson Bladin".
- Frank_Bladin nickname ""Dad"".
- Frank_Bladin placeOfBirth "Korumburra, Victoria".
- Frank_Bladin placeOfDeath "Melbourne, Victoria".
- Frank_Bladin rank Air_vice-marshal.
- Frank_Bladin serviceyears "1920".
- Frank_Bladin shortDescription "Royal Australian Air Force senior commander".
- Frank_Bladin title Air_Member_for_Personnel_(Australia).
- Frank_Bladin title Deputy_Chief_of_Air_Force_(Australia).
- Frank_Bladin title "Air Officer Commanding Eastern Area".
- Frank_Bladin title "Air Officer Commanding North-Western Area".
- Frank_Bladin unit "*No. 38 Group RAF *2nd Tactical Air Force RAF".
- Frank_Bladin years "1942".
- Frank_Bladin years "1944".
- Frank_Bladin years "1947".
- Frank_Bladin years "1948".
- Frank_Bladin description "Royal Australian Air Force senior commander".
- Frank_Bladin description "Royal Australian Air Force senior commander".
- Frank_Bladin subject Category:1898_births.
- Frank_Bladin subject Category:1978_deaths.
- Frank_Bladin subject Category:Australian_Army_officers.
- Frank_Bladin subject Category:Australian_aviators.
- Frank_Bladin subject Category:Commanders_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- Frank_Bladin subject Category:Companions_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.
- Frank_Bladin subject Category:People_from_Victoria_(Australia).
- Frank_Bladin subject Category:Recipients_of_the_Silver_Star.
- Frank_Bladin subject Category:Royal_Australian_Air_Force_air_marshals.
- Frank_Bladin subject Category:Royal_Australian_Air_Force_personnel_of_World_War_II.
- Frank_Bladin subject Category:Royal_Military_College,_Duntroon_graduates.
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- Frank_Bladin type CommandersOfTheOrderOfTheBritishEmpire.
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- Frank_Bladin type Companion109945905.
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