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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]
This is a list of current and previous Royal Australian Air Force airstrips, aerodromes and bases. The air force also owns and maintains "bare bases" in remote areas of Australia. These bases have runways and buildings, but only a caretaker staff.
RAAF Base Tindal Military unit No. 17 Squadron (17SQN) , formerly 322 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron (322ECSS) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) ground support squadron based at RAAF Base Tindal near Katherine, Northern Territory .
The RAAF maintains caches of catering equipment, bedding and defence stores at each of the bare bases so that they can be rapidly activated. The size of these caches was reduced by 25 percent in 2012, and the RAAF's newspaper Air Force stated that the service was considering storing all the supplies at a central location in the future. [ 2 ]
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 ...
RAAF Base Williamtown F-35A Lightning II: 75SQN No. 75 Squadron: RAAF Base Tindal F-35A Lightning II: 77SQN No. 77 Squadron: RAAF Base Williamtown F-35A Lightning II: 82 Wing: HQ82WG Headquarters No. 82 Wing RAAF Base Amberley 1SQN No. 1 Squadron: RAAF Base Amberley F/A-18F Super Hornet: 4SQN No. 4 Squadron: RAAF Base Williamtown PC-21: 6SQN No ...
The RAAF established the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) in March 1941, which then became the Women's Royal Australian Air Force (WRAAF) in 1951. [86] The service merged with the RAAF in 1977; however, all women in the Australian military were barred from combat-related roles until 1990.