Birth of Australian aviation industry

In the 1930s, the political situation was heating up across both Europe and the Pacific region. Great Britain, the United States, Germany, and many other nations were investing heavily into domestic aircraft development programs. Meanwhile Australia was lagging behind, and being so far away from aviation leaders wasn’t helpful. The nation had no domestic aircraft production whatsoever and relied entirely on imports. At the time, Japan’s militarization efforts were getting more and more obvious.