From 1951 to 1953 he served as Air Officer Commanding ( AOC ) Western Area Command in Perth , after which he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire .
Hely spent the immediate post-war period on the staff of RAAF Headquarters , Melbourne .
From 1951 to 1953 Hely served as Air Officer Commanding ( AOC ) Western Area Command in Perth , after which Hely was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire .
Hely spent the immediate post-war period on the staff of RAAF Headquarters , Melbourne .