John Newham

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John William "Jake" Newham (Cowra, Austrália, 30 de novembro de 1930) é um militar reformado que serviu na Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) que atingiu o patente de Marechal do Ar. Foi Chefe do Estado-maior da força aérea entre 1985 e 1987. Entrou na RAAF em 1951, e pilotou aviões a jacto Gloster Meteor no Esquadrão N.º 77 na Guerra da Coreia. Durante a Emergência Malaia, pilotou caças CAC Sabre, mais tarde, serviu durante a Guerra do Vietname. Teve várias condecorações, entre elas a Ordem da Austrália e a Medalha do Ar. rdf:langString
Air Marshal John William "Jake" Newham, AC (born 30 November 1930) is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) from 1985 until 1987. Joining the RAAF in 1951, he flew Gloster Meteor jets with No. 77 Squadron in the Korean War in 1953, and subsequently de Havilland Vampires with No. 78 Wing on garrison duty in Malta. From 1958 to 1960, he served with No. 3 Squadron, operating CAC Sabres during the Malayan Emergency. He took charge of No. 3 Squadron in 1967, when it re-equipped with the Dassault Mirage III supersonic fighter. His commands in the early 1970s included the Aircraft Research and Development Unit, RAAF Base Laverton, and No. 82 Wing, the last-mentioned during its first years operating the long-delayed General D rdf:langString
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rdf:langString Air Marshal David Evans
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rdf:langString Air Marshal John William "Jake" Newham, AC (born 30 November 1930) is a retired senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) from 1985 until 1987. Joining the RAAF in 1951, he flew Gloster Meteor jets with No. 77 Squadron in the Korean War in 1953, and subsequently de Havilland Vampires with No. 78 Wing on garrison duty in Malta. From 1958 to 1960, he served with No. 3 Squadron, operating CAC Sabres during the Malayan Emergency. He took charge of No. 3 Squadron in 1967, when it re-equipped with the Dassault Mirage III supersonic fighter. His commands in the early 1970s included the Aircraft Research and Development Unit, RAAF Base Laverton, and No. 82 Wing, the last-mentioned during its first years operating the long-delayed General Dynamics F-111C swing-wing bomber. He was appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff in March 1984, and CAS in May the following year. His tenure as CAS coincided with the release of the Dibb Report on Australia's defence capabilities, and the controversial transfer of the RAAF's battlefield helicopters to the Australian Army. Newham retired from the Air Force in July 1987 and became a company director.
rdf:langString John William "Jake" Newham (Cowra, Austrália, 30 de novembro de 1930) é um militar reformado que serviu na Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) que atingiu o patente de Marechal do Ar. Foi Chefe do Estado-maior da força aérea entre 1985 e 1987. Entrou na RAAF em 1951, e pilotou aviões a jacto Gloster Meteor no Esquadrão N.º 77 na Guerra da Coreia. Durante a Emergência Malaia, pilotou caças CAC Sabre, mais tarde, serviu durante a Guerra do Vietname. Teve várias condecorações, entre elas a Ordem da Austrália e a Medalha do Ar.
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xsd:string No. 2 OCU(1965–1966)
xsd:string No. 3 Squadron(1967–1968)
xsd:string No. 82 Wing(1973–1974)
xsd:string RAAF Base Laverton(1972)

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