206... Introduction

209... Chapter 1: The Weather Factor in Warfare

• 216... The Weather and Chemical Warfare
• 220... Weather Control

221... Chapter 2: Establishing and Developing the RAAF Directorate of Met. Services (D.Met.S)

• 221... Summary of Activities and Developments in D.Met.S. to mid-1943
• 228... Coordination of RAAF and United States Army Air Force and Navy Weather Services
• 229... Operational Difficulties

231... Chapter 3: Recruiting and Training of Personnel

• 233... Senior Officers
• 234... Recruitment and Personnel
• 236... The WAAAF
• 239... Training Courses
• 242... 'Who are these Met blokes?'

245... Chapter 4: Meteorology in Aviation

• 248... The RAAF Meteorological Flight
• 253... Hazards Galore

260... Chapter 5: The Met. Retreating

• 260... Papua New Guinea and New Britain
• 265... The Netherlands East Indies and Malaya
• 268... Escape from Timor
• 279... Northern Australia—1942

282... Chapter 6: The Met. Advancing

• 282... The Coral Sea Battle—May 1942
• 283... The Battle of Milne Bay—24 August to 8 September, 1942
• 285... The Bismarck Sea Battle—1 March 1943

296... Chapter 7: The Met With the Army and the Navy

• 296... With the Army
• 305... With The Navy

307... Chapter 8: Divisional Offices of the Bureau of Meteorology During the War

• 307... Melbourne
• 308... Sydney
• 309... Brisbane
• 312... Perth
• 315... Adelaide
• 316... Hobart

317... Chapter 9: Research and Instrumental Development

• 317... Research
• 322... Instrumental Development

325... Chapter 10: The End, Aftermath, and Beyond

332... Appendix 1

• 332... List of Officers of D.Met.S as at 1 January, 1945

335... Appendix 2

• 335... List of Meteorological Assistants and Charters

336... Appendix 3

• 336... List of Timor Escapees—February 1942

338... Appendix 4

• 338... Summary of Censorship of Weather Information—Australia
• 338... Censorship
  Summary of Censorship of Weather Information—Australia

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