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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 evolving landscape of RAAF Base Williamtown, comprising Henderson Road, the road network of the 1939–1945 camp, 1939–1945 buildings and structures (substation and emergency powerhouse, underground fuel tanks, parade ground, tennis courts, Bellman hangars, and associated taxiways, sections of runways 1 and 4 and the pump house) and post ...
Royal Australian Air Force: Role: Test and evaluation: Part of: Air Warfare Centre Test and Evaluation Directorate: Garrison/HQ: RAAF Base Edinburgh with flights at RAAF Base Amberley and RAAF Base Williamtown: Motto(s) Prove to Accomplish: Aircraft: Pilatus PC-21 [1] Commanders; Current commander: Wing Commander D. Dow: Notable commanders: J.A ...
Following Qantas' acquisition of Impulse in 2001, the airport became the maintenance base for Jetstar's Airbus A320 fleet. The base also provides third party aircraft maintenance for the QantasLink's Boeing 717s. In 1997, BAE Systems was awarded the contract for assembly and ongoing system support for the Hawk 127 Lead in Fighters for the RAAF ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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.