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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 "(1934–35)".
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "(1941–42)".
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "(1942–43)".
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "(1947–48)".
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "*".
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "Eastern Area Command".
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "No. 1 Squadron".
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "North-Western Area Command".
- Frank_Bladin militaryCommand "Southern Area Command".
- 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 serviceStartYear "1920".
- Frank_Bladin thumbnail UK0481Bladin1943.jpg?width=300.
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