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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. [4] The base originally had four runways, each 1,100 m (3,600 ft) in length to meet the needs of the Williamtown Flying School.
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.
RAAF Station Williamtown was established in February 1941 and was home to a number of training units during World War II. Following World War II Williamtown was retained as the RAAF's main fighter base. Williamtown is currently home to two of the RAAF's three F/A-18 Hornet-equipped fighter squadrons, No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit, No. 77 ...
No. 26 (City of Newcastle) Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force Reserve squadron, headquartered at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales, Australia. The squadron's role is to provide trained personnel to regular RAAF units during operations and on exercise.
No. 278 Squadron Williamtown TTF RAAF Base Williamtown: 81 Wing; HQ81WG Headquarters No. 81 Wing RAAF Base Williamtown 81WG CWKS 81 Wing Combined Workshops RAAF Base Williamtown 2OCU No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit: RAAF Base Williamtown F-35A Lightning II: 2OCU No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit PTC det (61st Fighter Squadron USAF) Luke AFB
The unit temporarily relocated to RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales, in July 1990, while Williamtown's runway was resurfaced. [ 49 ] The RAAF began modifying four of its Boeing 707 jet transports to enable air-to-air refuelling of the Hornets in December 1988; No. 2 OCU staff commenced training for airborne tanker operations in July 1991 ...
No. 77 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadron headquartered at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales.It is controlled by No. 81 Wing, part of Air Combat Group, and equipped with Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II multi-role stealth fighters.
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. No 1 Squadron Lincoln Bombers were based there for most of the 1950s, and other units were also there at times. RAAF Base Port Moresby, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.