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RAAF Base Tindal (IATA: KTR, ICAO: YPTN) also known as Tindal Air Base is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base and civil aviation airfield located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east southeast of the town of Katherine, Northern Territory in Australia. [1]
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.
Delamere Air Weapons Range is a bombing range operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), located in the Northern Territory of Australia.The facility is located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of the town of Katherine and RAAF Base Tindal, Australia's largest airbase.
No. 77 Squadron (RAAF Base Williamtown) No. 75 Squadron (RAAF Base Tindal) 72 in service [1] United States Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter aircraft No. 1 Squadron (RAAF Base Amberley) 24 United States Patrol aircraft Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and anti submarine warfare aircraft No. 11 Squadron (RAAF Base Edinburgh) 12 (2 ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... RAAF Base Tindal; RAAF Base Townsville; W. RAAF Base Wagga; RAAF ...
RAAF Base Scherger near Weipa, Queensland [4] RAAF Base Curtin near Derby, Western Australia [5] RAAF Base Learmonth near Exmouth, Western Australia [6] RAAF Tindal near Katherine, Northern Territory, was maintained as a bare base for a number of years before being upgraded in 1988 to a permanent operational base for No. 75 Squadron's F/A-18s. [7]
In the event, No. 97 Wing RAAF was established on 24 October 1997 to command the RAAF elements deployed for drought relief purposes to Papua New Guinea during Operation Ples Drai. It was led by Wing Commander Chris Richards, who was also the commander of the Air Component of J oint Task Force 105 which had been established for this operation.
The RAAF Tindal Base is located 17 km from Katherine and plays a significant role in the local economy. Tindal Airbase officially opened on 1 October 1988. The Katherine Town Council (municipality) Zone extends from Flora River Junction in the West to Maranboy in the East and from the Fergusson River in the North to the Sturt Plateau in the South.