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Ten years at the top : an analysis of the role of Air Marshal Sir George Jones as Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Australian Air Force, 1942-1952

机译：最高十年：对空军元帅乔治·琼斯爵士（1942-1952年）担任澳大利亚皇家空军参谋长的作用的分析

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This thesis sets out to examine the proposition that Air Marshal Sir George Jones’ time asChief of the Air Staff (CAS) of the Royal Australian Air force (RAAF) was bothbeneficial and detrimental to the Service but the benefits gained from his time in officeoutweighed the detriment.Sir George Jones served as CAS for nearly ten years (1942 - 1952). This was thelongest continuous appointment of a CAS to date. Jones was CAS for most of theSecond World War and it was during that time that the two events for which he is mostremembered occurred, viz the controversy surrounding his appointment and his ongoingconflict with the RAAF Operational Commander (W.D. Bostock).In order to assess his impact on the RAAF, this thesis describes events and incidentsthat occurred while Jones was CAS. To compile this work, data was drawn fromnumerous sources including: interviews with family members and ex-RAAF personnel;official records maintained by the National Archives of Australia (NAA), the RAAFHistorical Section and the RAAF Museum; Jones’ personal papers held by familymembers and the Australian War Memorial; and the papers of other RAAF officers andpoliticians held by the RAAF Museum and the National Library of Australia (NLA).Jones wrote a brief autobiography, which (together with other secondary sources) wasused to “fill in the gaps.”This research shows that Jones’ time as CAS was far more eventful and filled withmore conflict than he alludes to in his autobiography. He had no say in his appointmentas CAS but his personality did not allow him to make the best of the situation withBostock. Contrary to the views expressed in earlier works, Jones’ appointment was not amistake but a deliberate move by the Minister for Air.The conclusion reached is that Jones’ time in office was beneficial to the RAAF. Hepresided over its growth to being the world’s fourth largest air force at the end of theSecond World War. He oversaw its post war demobilisation and was responsible forplanning the Service’s structure to meet the Australian Government’s needs during theearly years of the Cold War.
机译：本论文着手研究这样一个命题，即乔治·琼斯爵士元帅担任澳大利亚皇家空军（RAAF）空军参谋长（CAS）主席的职务既有益又不利于服役，但他从任职期间所获得的利益超过了乔治·琼斯爵士（Sir George Jones）担任CAS已有将近十年（1942-1952）。这是迄今为止CAS最长的连续任命。琼斯在第二次世界大战的大部分时间里都是CAS，在那段时间里，他印象最深刻的两个事件发生了，即围绕他的任命的争议以及他与RAAF作战指挥官（WD Bostock）的持续冲突。对RAAF的影响，本文描述了Jones在CAS期间发生的事件和事件。为了汇编这项工作，从众多来源中收集了数据，包括：对家庭成员和前RAAF人员的采访；由澳大利亚国家档案馆（NAA），RAAF历史部门和RAAF博物馆保存的官方记录；以及琼斯的家庭成员和澳大利亚战争纪念馆持有的个人文件；琼斯写了一份简短的自传（连同其他次要资料一起）用于“填补空白”。这项研究表明，琼斯写了一份简短的自传（与其他次要资料一起使用）。琼斯担任CAS的时间比他在自传中所提到的要多得多，充满了更多的冲突。他在任命CAS时没有发言权，但他的个性使他无法充分利用Bostock的处境。与早期作品中表达的观点相反，琼斯的任命并不是误会，而是航空部长的有意举动。得出的结论是琼斯的任职时间对RAAF有利。在第二次世界大战结束时，他领导着它的发展，成为世界第四大空军。他监督了战后复员工作，并负责规划该机构的结构，以满足冷战初期的澳大利亚政府的需求。

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