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RAAF Station Williamtown was established on 15 February 1941 to provide protection for the strategic port and steel manufacturing facilities in Newcastle. [3] The base originally had four runways, each 1,100 m (3,600 ft) in length to meet the needs of the Williamtown Flying School.
Butterworth Air Base, Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia (formerly RAAF Base Butterworth). Some RAAF units were based at Butterworth Air Base as part of the Five Power Defence Arrangements. RAAF Base Cocos Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean. RAAF Base Tengah was collocated with RAF Tengah in the 1950s at what is now Tengah Airbase, Singapore.
The Williamtown RAAF Base Group is a heritage-listed group of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) buildings and other items at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004. [1]
RAAF Base Williamtown 42 Wing; HQ42WG Headquarters No. 42 Wing RAAF Base Williamtown 2SQN No. 2 Squadron: RAAF Base Williamtown E-7A Wedgetail: 44 Wing; HQ44WG Headquarters No. 44 Wing RAAF Base Williamtown ATC radars etc. 452SQN No. 452 Squadron: RAAF Base Darwin: 452SQN DET AMB No. 452 Squadron Detachment Amberley RAAF Base Amberley: 452SQN ...
Fighter World is located on Commonwealth land inside the outer fence of RAAF Base Williamtown, less than 300 m (980 ft) from the runway. [4] It initially consisted of a main administration building and large display hangar with observation deck.
The eastern section of Williamtown is dominated by RAAF Base Williamtown and Newcastle Airport while the western section of the area is primarily semi-rural with some large-acreage residential areas scattered along Cabbage Tree Road which is a main access route to Port Stephens from the Pacific Highway.
RAAF Base Williamtown, Newcastle, New South Wales 32°47′42″S 151°50′04″E / 32.79500°S 151.83444°E / -32.79500; 151.83444 ( New South Wales - RAAF Base Williamtown 9th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor), 49th Pursuit Group (Interceptor), (14 February – 16 March 1942)
44 Wing (44WG) was formed to centrally manage ATC personnel and facilities at 11 defence bases. 44 Wing is an Air Command unit, belonging to the Surveillance and Response Group and is headquartered at RAAF Base Williamtown, Williamtown, NSW. 44WG is divided into two squadrons; No. 452 Squadron which consists of all ATC units at bases north of ...