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The area, 35km north-east from Perth, was selected as the site for the base in 1928. Built between 1936 and 1939, Pearce was officially granted station status on 6 February 1939. It was (and remains) the major military air base in Western Australia. Initial squadrons were Nos 14 and 25 (City of Perth). In addition it housed No. 5 Initial Flying Training School, part of the Empire Air Training Scheme. | The area, 35km north-east from Perth, was selected as the site for the base in 1928. Built between 1936 and 1939, Pearce was officially granted station status on 6 February 1939. It was (and remains) the major military air base in Western Australia. Initial squadrons were Nos 14 and 25 (City of Perth). In addition it housed No. 5 Initial Flying Training School, part of the Empire Air Training Scheme. | ||
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| + | Following the war, Pearce housed many varied operations, but in 1958, with the arrival of No 1 Advanced Flying Training School and the Vampire jet trainer, the base took on its current role as the home of advanced training for the RAAF's Pilots. | ||
===Personnel=== | ===Personnel=== | ||
| + | * [[Nicholas Keating]] 13 Oct 1940 - 21 Oct 1941 | ||
* [[Reginald William Jordan]] 12 Apr 1940 - 26 May 1942 | * [[Reginald William Jordan]] 12 Apr 1940 - 26 May 1942 | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * † [[Greer Winton Ottaway]] 30 Apr 1941 - 22 Mar 1942 |
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* [[Frederick Mervyn Cross]] 15 Jan - 10 Aug 1942 | * [[Frederick Mervyn Cross]] 15 Jan - 10 Aug 1942 | ||
| + | * [[John Newell Ellis]] 3 - 27 May 1942 | ||
| + | * [[Gerald Kingsley Denny]] 12 - 26 Feb 1943 | ||
| + | * [[Edward Harry Tasker]] 19 Feb - 26 Mar 1943 | ||
*[[Stanley Gordon Devereux]] 16 Oct - 17 Dec 1943 | *[[Stanley Gordon Devereux]] 16 Oct - 17 Dec 1943 | ||
| + | * [[Joseph Charles Colton]] 3 Feb - 1944 - 15 Jun 1945 & 2 Jul 1946 - 24 Nov 1947 | ||
| + | * [[Philip Stanley Buckingham]] 11 Nov 1945 - 8 Mar 1946 | ||
| + | * [[James Brian McGurk]] 19 Feb 1947 - 19 Feb 1948 | ||
| + | * [[Dorothy Mavis Bettenay]] | ||
* [[Helen Catherine Henderson]] | * [[Helen Catherine Henderson]] | ||
* [[Marguerite Isabella (Peg) Stevens]] | * [[Marguerite Isabella (Peg) Stevens]] | ||
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Brief History
The area, 35km north-east from Perth, was selected as the site for the base in 1928. Built between 1936 and 1939, Pearce was officially granted station status on 6 February 1939. It was (and remains) the major military air base in Western Australia. Initial squadrons were Nos 14 and 25 (City of Perth). In addition it housed No. 5 Initial Flying Training School, part of the Empire Air Training Scheme.
Following the war, Pearce housed many varied operations, but in 1958, with the arrival of No 1 Advanced Flying Training School and the Vampire jet trainer, the base took on its current role as the home of advanced training for the RAAF's Pilots.
Personnel
- Nicholas Keating 13 Oct 1940 - 21 Oct 1941
- Reginald William Jordan 12 Apr 1940 - 26 May 1942
- † Greer Winton Ottaway 30 Apr 1941 - 22 Mar 1942
- Frederick Mervyn Cross 15 Jan - 10 Aug 1942
- John Newell Ellis 3 - 27 May 1942
- Gerald Kingsley Denny 12 - 26 Feb 1943
- Edward Harry Tasker 19 Feb - 26 Mar 1943
- Stanley Gordon Devereux 16 Oct - 17 Dec 1943
- Joseph Charles Colton 3 Feb - 1944 - 15 Jun 1945 & 2 Jul 1946 - 24 Nov 1947
- Philip Stanley Buckingham 11 Nov 1945 - 8 Mar 1946
- James Brian McGurk 19 Feb 1947 - 19 Feb 1948
- Dorothy Mavis Bettenay
- Helen Catherine Henderson
- Marguerite Isabella (Peg) Stevens
Notes