George Jones (perwira RAAF)
Marsekal Udara Sir George Jones, KBE, CB, DFC (18 Oktober 1896 – 24 Agustus 1992) adalah seorang komandan senior dalam Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Ia naik pangkat dari prajurit privat pada Perang Dunia I menjadi marsekal udara pada 1948, dan menjabat sebagai Kepala Staf Angkatan Udara dari 1942 sampai 1952, masa jabatan terlama berkelanjutan dari kepala RAAF manapun.
George Jones | |
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Julukan | "Jonah"; "Yellow Jones" |
Lahir | 18 Oktober 1896 Rushworth, Victoria |
Meninggal | 24 Agustus 1992 Melbourne, Victoria | (umur 95)
Pengabdian | Australia |
Dinas/cabang | Royal Australian Air Force |
Lama dinas | 1912–52 |
Pangkat | Marsekal udara |
Kesatuan | No. 4 Squadron AFC (1918–19) |
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Penghargaan | |
Pekerjaan lain | Direktur Koordinasi Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (1952–57) |
Catatan
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sunting- Air Power Development Centre (November 2004). "The Difference One Man Makes". Pathfinder. Canberra: Royal Australian Air Force (11). Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2014-02-12. Diakses tanggal 2018-01-16.
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- Coulthard-Clark, Chris (1991). The Third Brother: The Royal Australian Air Force 1921–39. North Sydney: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 0-04-442307-1. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 16 December 2013.
- Coulthard-Clark, Chris (1996). Soldiers in Politics: The Impact of the Military on Australian Political Life and Institutions. St Leonards, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-185-4.
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- Franks, Norman (2003). Sopwith Camel Aces of World War 1. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-534-1.
- Gillison, Douglas (1962). Australia in the War of 1939–1945: Series Three (Air) Volume I – Royal Australian Air Force 1939–1942. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 2000369. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2009-05-25. Diakses tanggal 2018-01-16.
- Helson, Peter (2006). Ten Years at the Top (Tesis Ph. D). Sydney: University of New South Wales. OCLC 225531223. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/38729.
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- Odgers, George (1968) [1957]. Australia in the War of 1939–1945: Series Three (Air) Volume II – Air War Against Japan, 1943–1945. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 11218821. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2015-07-12. Diakses tanggal 2018-01-16.
- Odgers, George (1984). The Royal Australian Air Force: An Illustrated History. Brookvale, New South Wales: Child & Henry. ISBN 0-86777-368-5.
- Stanley, Peter (1997). Tarakan: An Australian Tragedy. St Leonards, New South Wales: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-278-8.
- Stephens, Alan (1995). Going Solo: The Royal Australian Air Force 1946–1971. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-42803-1. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2017-07-30. Diakses tanggal 2018-01-16.
- Stephens, Alan (2006) [2001]. The Royal Australian Air Force: A History. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-555541-4.
- Stephens, Alan; Isaacs, Jeff (1996). High Fliers: Leaders of the Royal Australian Air Force. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-45682-5.
Bacaan tambahan
suntingWikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai George Jones (RAAF officer).
- Ashworth, Norman (2000). How Not to Run an Air Force! The Higher Command of the Royal Australian Air Force During the Second World War: Volume 1. Canberra: Air Power Studies Centre. ISBN 0-642-26550-X. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 6 October 2011.
- Helson, Peter (2010). The Private Air Marshal. Canberra: Air Power Development Centre. ISBN 978-1-920800-50-5. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2017-02-19. Diakses tanggal 2018-01-16.
- Jones, George (1988). From Private to Air Marshal. Richmond, Victoria: Greenhouse Publications. ISBN 0-86436-118-1.