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Eastern Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. It was formed in May 1942, and controlled units located in New South Wales and southern Queensland. Headquartered in Sydney, Eastern Area Command's responsibilities included air defence, aerial reconnaissance and protection of the sea lanes within its boundaries. Its flying units operated fighters, reconnaissance bombers, and dive bombers, and concentrated on convoy escort, maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare. The size of the area was such that the RAAF twice considered splitting it, but nothing came of this.

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  • Eastern Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. It was formed in May 1942, and controlled units located in New South Wales and southern Queensland. Headquartered in Sydney, Eastern Area Command's responsibilities included air defence, aerial reconnaissance and protection of the sea lanes within its boundaries. Its flying units operated fighters, reconnaissance bombers, and dive bombers, and concentrated on convoy escort, maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare. The size of the area was such that the RAAF twice considered splitting it, but nothing came of this. The area command continued to function after the war, its headquarters transferring from Sydney to Glenbrook, in the Blue Mountains, in 1949. By this time most of the RAAF's operational units—including fighter, bomber, and transport wings—were based within Eastern Area's boundaries, and the officer in command was responsible for air defence across all of Australia. In October 1953, the RAAF began reorganising its command-and-control system from one based on geography to one based on function; Eastern Area was re-formed as Home Command, which was renamed Operational Command in 1959, and Air Command in 1987. (en)
  • La Eastern Area Command est l'un des nombreux bases de commandement stratégique établies par la Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elle est mise en place en mai 1942, et contrôle les unités basées en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud et dans le sud du Queensland. Son quartier général est basé à Sydney. La Eastern Area Command est principalement responsable de la défense aérienne, de la reconnaissance aérienne et de la protection des voies maritimes. (fr)
  • O Comando da Área Oriental foi um de vários comandos geográficos criados pela Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Foi formado em Maio de 1942 e controlava as unidades localizadas em Nova Gales do Sul e no sul de Queensland. Com sede em Sydney, as responsabilidades do Comando da Área Oriental incluíam a defesa aérea, o reconhecimento aéreo e a protecção das rotas marítimas dentro dos seus limites. As suas unidades aéreas operavam caças, bombardeiros de reconhecimento e bombardeiros de mergulho, e concentravam-se na escolta de comboios marítimos, patrulha marítima e guerra anti-submarina. O tamanho da área era tal que a RAAF considerou por duas vezes dividi-la, porém esta ideia nunca se concretizou. A formação continuou a funcionar após a guerra e a sua sede foi transferida de Sydney para Glenbrook, nas Montanhas Azuis, em 1949. Nesta altura a maioria das unidades operacionais da RAAF – incluindo caças, bombardeiros e asas de transporte – estavam sediadas nos limites do Comando da Área Oriental, e o oficial em comando era responsável pela defesa aérea em toda a Austrália. Em Outubro de 1953 a RAAF começou a reorganizar o seu sistema de comando-e-controlo de um baseado na geografia para um baseado na função; o Comando da Área Oriental foi reformado como Home Command, que seria renomeado para Comando Operacional em 1959 e Comando Aéreo em 1987. (pt)
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  • 1942-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • Aerial reconnaissance
  • Air defence
  • Protection of adjacent sea lanes
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  • Australia (en)
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  • World War II (en)
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  • RAAF area commands, November 1942. Eastern Area's boundaries remained in place until it re-formed as Home Command in October 1953, beginning the supersession of the area command system. (en)
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  • Aerial reconnaissance (en)
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  • La Eastern Area Command est l'un des nombreux bases de commandement stratégique établies par la Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Elle est mise en place en mai 1942, et contrôle les unités basées en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud et dans le sud du Queensland. Son quartier général est basé à Sydney. La Eastern Area Command est principalement responsable de la défense aérienne, de la reconnaissance aérienne et de la protection des voies maritimes. (fr)
  • Eastern Area Command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. It was formed in May 1942, and controlled units located in New South Wales and southern Queensland. Headquartered in Sydney, Eastern Area Command's responsibilities included air defence, aerial reconnaissance and protection of the sea lanes within its boundaries. Its flying units operated fighters, reconnaissance bombers, and dive bombers, and concentrated on convoy escort, maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare. The size of the area was such that the RAAF twice considered splitting it, but nothing came of this. (en)
  • O Comando da Área Oriental foi um de vários comandos geográficos criados pela Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Foi formado em Maio de 1942 e controlava as unidades localizadas em Nova Gales do Sul e no sul de Queensland. Com sede em Sydney, as responsabilidades do Comando da Área Oriental incluíam a defesa aérea, o reconhecimento aéreo e a protecção das rotas marítimas dentro dos seus limites. As suas unidades aéreas operavam caças, bombardeiros de reconhecimento e bombardeiros de mergulho, e concentravam-se na escolta de comboios marítimos, patrulha marítima e guerra anti-submarina. O tamanho da área era tal que a RAAF considerou por duas vezes dividi-la, porém esta ideia nunca se concretizou. (pt)
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  • Eastern Area Command (RAAF) (en)
  • Eastern Area Command (fr)
  • Área de Comando Oriental da RAAF (pt)
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