Early career Oswald Watt

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watt s bleriot xi monoplane in egypt, 1913–14


watt s family wealthy, , able establish himself grazier purchasing several cattle stations in new south wales , queensland. travelling abroad again, obtained master of arts degree cambridge in 1904. in october following year promoted captain in scottish rifles. on subsequent trip england took flying lessons @ bristol aviation school on salisbury plain, fellow students included eric harrison. watt attained royal aero club certificate, no. 112, on 1 august 1911, becoming first australian citizen qualified. upon return australia later year, publicly declared time rapidly approaching when aero corps [would] have inaugurated part of country s military defence scheme .


in march 1912, watt recommended location in canberra near royal military college, duntroon, base army s proposed central flying school. owing altitude , nearby mountainous terrain, site rejected school s nominated commanding officer, lieutenant henry petre. petre chose 297 hectares @ point cook, victoria, area suitable seaplanes land-based aircraft, become birthplace of australian military aviation . watt advocated manufacturing foreign-designed aircraft under licence in australia, not pursued until after world war i. in 1913 divorced on grounds of misconduct actress ivy schilling, , lost custody of son in judgment. went egypt, purchased , practised flying blériot xi monoplane; while there met leading french aviators louis blériot , roland garros.








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