 In May 1942 , the Australian government appointed Air Vice Marshal George Jones as Chief of the Air Staff . He became responsible for matters other than operations , such as administration and training . It soon became clear that Jones and Bostock could not get along together , but Kenney preferred to have Bostock in operational command , and although he regarded the antipathy between Jones and Bostock as a nuisance , was happy to leave arrangements the way they were . 
