RAAF
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- F-35 Walkaround
Slovenia- location_cityLjubljana
- flight_takeoffLjubljana LJLJ
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- local_airportLockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II
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- In 1995 MiGMan and PC paid a visit to RAAF Base Amberley.
- content_pasteIn 1995 MiGMan and PC paid a visit to Amberley, a RAAF base in sunny Queensland, Australia. as guests of No.1 Squadron. Australia is the only country in the world operating the F-111, the Americans called it the "Aardvark", or "Vark"... the Aussies call it the "Pig". Aardvaark is Afrikaans for "Earth Pig"
Australia- location_cityAmberley
- flight_takeoffRAAF Base Amberley YAMB
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- local_airportGeneral Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
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- import_contacts 1995 edit 2022-03-18
- My submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into Australian Defence Force Regional Air Superiority. (download)
- Australia
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- import_contacts 2006
- The Golden Years: 50 years of the RAAF
South Korea- military_techRAAF
- personKeith Inglis
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- Iwakuni
- content_pasteWhen the well-equipped North Korean army crossed Korea's 38th parallel early on Sunday, 5th June 1950, members of No. 77 Squadron RAAF were celebrating in the Sergeants' Mess at Iwakuni, Southern Japan.
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- personKeith Inglis
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- First Action for 77 Sqadron
- content_pasteNo. 77 Squadron became not only the first Australian squadron, but the first of the whole British Commonwealth to enter the fighting.
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- personKeith Inglis
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- Pohang
- content_pasteNo. 77 Squadron moved from its base at Iwakuni to a bare airfield at Pohang on the east coast of Korea from which they supported the drive northwards across the 38th parallel
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- personKeith Inglis
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- Hamhung
- content_pastelying out of Hamhung the RAAF pilots struck heavily at Chinese transports pouring down the roads out of Manchuria.
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- personKeith Inglis
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- Kimpo
- content_pasteIn July, with training in Meteors completed, the squadron went back to Korea and joined the American 4th Fighter Group at Kimpo, near Seoul.
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- personKeith Inglis
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- Results
- content_pasteThe Squadron carried out 81,872 individual sorties, destroying 3,700 buildings, 1,500 vehicles and 16 bridges. It shot down three MiG-15's and three other enemy fighters.
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- military_techRAAF
- personKeith Inglis
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- Squadron Leader R. C. Cresswell
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- personKeith Inglis
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- RAAF Meteor jets of No. 77 Squadron in flight over Korea.
- South Korea
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- local_airportGloster Meteor
- personKeith Inglis
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- Meteor jet of No. 77 Squadron.
- South Korea
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- local_airportGloster Meteor
- personKeith Inglis
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- Meteors of No. 77 Squadron
- South Korea
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- local_airportGloster Meteor
- personKeith Inglis
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- A RAAF nursing sister.
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- military_techRAAF
- personKeith Inglis
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- MiG killers: Pilot Officer Bill Simmonds (left) and Pilot Officer John Surman.
- South Korea
- military_techRAAF
- personKeith Inglis
- tagKorean WarHistory