Article promoted Hawkeye7 ( talk) 05:56, 20 May 2012 (UTC) reply
Returning after a short break from ACRs, I present one of the founding members of the RAAF. Among Bill Anderson's claims to fame: sharing in the first "kill" credited to
No. 3 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps in World War I; receiving the first
Distinguished Flying Cross awarded to an Australian; and serving the shortest term as
Chief of the Air Staff (one month)...! Although third in seniority to
Dicky Williams and
Jimmy Goble for most of his career, Anderson never made as much of an impact on the RAAF's development. He appears to have been well liked but there’s the suspicion that he gained his promotions and commands more through convenience and length of tenure than ability and sound judgement (not the first such officer, nor the last, I hear you cry!). This is currently GA, and I have no plans to take it to FAC at this stage because, while I believe his military career is well covered, information on anything he did afterwards is scant indeed. Anyway, hope you enjoy his tale... Cheers,
Ian Rose (
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