Fleet Air Arm
The Naval Board now decided to send Smith to the Admiralty in London, in order to obtain information that would assist in the planning and formation of a Fleet Air Arm in the Royal Australian Navy. He returned to Australia in January 1947, as a member of the Australian Naval Aviation Planning Staff. Government approval for the formation of the Fleet Air Arm was given in July, and Smith was promoted to commander in December. The Fleet Air Arm was officially established on 28 August 1948, in which Smith has become widely known as the "Father of the Fleet Air Arm."
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