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108 relations: Admiralty Islands, Aermacchi MB-326, AIM-9 Sidewinder, Air Combat Group RAAF, Air Force (newspaper), Air interdiction, APEC Australia 2007, Australian Army, Australian Aviation (magazine), Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian First Tactical Air Force, Australian Government Publishing Service, Australian War Memorial, Ballarat, Barack Obama, Battle of Balikpapan (1945), Battle of North Borneo, Battle of Tarakan (1945), Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Brian Eaton, British Commonwealth Occupation Force, CAC Sabre, Chief of Air Force (Australia), Close air support, Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, De Havilland Mosquito, Department of Defence (Australia), Diego Garcia, Dutch East Indies, East Timor, English Electric Canberra, Flight lieutenant, Flying officer, Forward air control, Forward Air Control Development Unit RAAF, Geoff Brown (RAAF officer), Glen Cooper, Gordon Steege, Group captain, Halmahera, HarperCollins, Hōfu, Ian Dougald McLachlan, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, International Force East Timor, International military intervention against ISIL, Iwakuni, Kamikaze, ..., Korean War, Labuan, Los Negros Island, Malaysia, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet in Australian service, Mel Hupfeld, Melbourne, Morotai, Morotai Mutiny, No. 1 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF, No. 1 Squadron RAAF, No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF, No. 25 Squadron RAAF, No. 3 Squadron RAAF, No. 457 Squadron RAAF, No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF, No. 75 Squadron RAAF, No. 76 Squadron RAAF, No. 77 Squadron RAAF, No. 77 Wing RAAF, No. 78 Wing RAAF, No. 79 Squadron RAAF, No. 82 Squadron RAAF, North American P-51 Mustang, Numfor, Occupation of Japan, Offensive counter air, Operation Okra, Operational conversion unit, Order of battle, Oxford University Press, Pilatus PC-9, Queensland, RAAF Air Command, RAAF Base Darwin, RAAF Base Pearce, RAAF Base Tindal, RAAF Base Williamtown, RAAF Museum, RMAF Butterworth, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Navy, September 11 attacks, South West Pacific theatre of World War II, Strike Reconnaissance Group RAAF, Supermarine Spitfire, Sydney, Tarakan Island, United States Air Force, Vietnam War, Western New Guinea, Wilfred Arthur, Wing (military aviation unit), Wing commander (rank), 2003 invasion of Iraq, 2006 Commonwealth Games, 9th Division (Australia). Expand index (58 more) »
Admiralty Islands
The Admiralty Islands are an archipelago group of 18 islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean.
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Aermacchi MB-326
The Aermacchi or Macchi MB-326 is a light military jet trainer designed in Italy.
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AIM-9 Sidewinder
The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a short-range air-to-air missile developed by the United States Navy at China Lake, California, in the 1950s, and subsequently adopted by the United States Air Force.
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Air Combat Group RAAF
The Royal Australian Air Force's Air Combat Group (ACG) is the group which administers the RAAF's fighter and bomber aircraft.
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Air Force (newspaper)
Air Force is the newspaper published for the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Air interdiction
Air interdiction (AI), also known as deep air support (DAS), is the use of preventive aircraft attacks against enemy targets, that are not an immediate threat, in order to delay, disrupt, or hinder later enemy engagement of friendly forces.
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APEC Australia 2007
APEC Australia 2007 was a series of political meetings held around Australia between the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation during 2007.
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Australian Army
The Australian Army is Australia's military land force.
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Australian Aviation (magazine)
Australian Aviation is a popular aviation-related magazine that has been sold in Australia and New Zealand since 1977.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) founded in 1929 is Australia's national broadcaster, funded by the Australian Federal Government but specifically independent of Government and politics in the Commonwealth.
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Australian First Tactical Air Force
The Australian First Tactical Air Force (No. 1 TAF) was formed on 25 October 1944 by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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Australian Government Publishing Service
The Australian Government Publishing Service (AGPS) was an Australian Government publishing service that operated from 1970 to 1997 and was the sole centralised Australian Government publishing and printing service.
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Australian War Memorial
The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia.
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Ballarat
Ballarat is a city located on the Yarrowee River in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia.
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.
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Battle of Balikpapan (1945)
The Battle of Balikpapan was the concluding stage of Operation Oboe.
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Battle of North Borneo
The Battle of North Borneo took place during the Second World War between Allied and Japanese forces.
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Battle of Tarakan (1945)
The Battle of Tarakan was the first stage in the Borneo campaign of 1945.
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Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft variants based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.
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Brian Eaton
Air Vice Marshal Brian Alexander Eaton, (15 December 1916 – 17 October 1992) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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British Commonwealth Occupation Force
The British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) was the joint Australian, British, Indian and New Zealand military forces in occupied Japan, from 21 February 1946 until the end of occupation in 1952.
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CAC Sabre
The CAC Sabre, sometimes known as the Avon Sabre or CA-27, is an Australian variant of the North American Aviation F-86F Sabre fighter aircraft.
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Chief of Air Force (Australia)
Chief of Air Force (CAF) is the most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary of the Department of Defence.
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Close air support
In military tactics, close air support (CAS) is defined as air action such as air strikes by fixed or rotary-winged aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and which requires detailed integration of each air mission with fire and movement of these forces and attacks with aerial bombs, glide bombs, missiles, rockets, aircraft cannons, machine guns, and even directed-energy weapons such as lasers.
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Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games are an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations.
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM; or) is a biennial summit meeting of the heads of government from all Commonwealth nations.
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Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938.
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De Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British twin-engine shoulder-winged multi-role combat aircraft.
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Department of Defence (Australia)
The Department of Defence is a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility to defend Australia and its national interests.
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Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia is an atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean, and the largest of 60 small islands comprising the Chagos Archipelago.
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Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies (or Netherlands East-Indies; Nederlands(ch)-Indië; Hindia Belanda) was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia.
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East Timor
East Timor or Timor-Leste (Tetum: Timór Lorosa'e), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (República Democrática de Timor-Leste, Repúblika Demokrátika Timór-Leste), is a sovereign state in Maritime Southeast Asia.
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English Electric Canberra
The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation jet-powered medium bomber that was manufactured during the 1950s.
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Flight lieutenant
Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt in the RAF and IAF; FLTLT in the RAAF and RNZAF—formerly sometimes F/L in all services) is a junior commissioned air force rank that originated in the Royal Naval Air Service and is still used in the Royal Air Force and many other countries, especially in the Commonwealth.
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Flying officer
Flying officer (Fg Off in the RAF and IAF; FLGOFF in the RAAF; FGOFF in the RNZAF; formerly F/O in all services and still frequently in the RAF) is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence.
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Forward air control
Forward air control is the provision of guidance to close air support (CAS) aircraft intended to ensure that their attack hits the intended target and does not injure friendly troops.
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Forward Air Control Development Unit RAAF
The Forward Air Control Development Unit (FACDU) was a Royal Australian Air Force unit tasked with providing training in forward air control to RAAF pilots.
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Geoff Brown (RAAF officer)
Air Marshal Geoffrey Charles "Geoff" Brown, (born 1 August 1958) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Glen Cooper
Air Commodore Glen Albert Cooper, CBE, DFC, AFC (20 November 19156 April 1986) was an officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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Gordon Steege
Air Commodore Gordon Henry Steege, DSO, DFC (31 October 1917 – 1 September 2013) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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Group captain
Group captain is a senior commissioned rank in many air forces.
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Halmahera
Halmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands.
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HarperCollins
HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. is one of the world's largest publishing companies and is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster.
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Hōfu
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
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Ian Dougald McLachlan
Air Vice Marshal Ian Dougald McLachlan, CB, CBE, DFC (23 July 1911 – 14 July 1991) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
The Indonesian–Malaysian confrontation or Borneo confrontation (also known by its Indonesian/Malay name, Konfrontasi) was a violent conflict from 1963–66 that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of Malaysia.
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International Force East Timor
The International Force East Timor (INTERFET) was a multinational non-United Nations peacemaking taskforce, organised and led by Australia in accordance with United Nations resolutions to address the humanitarian and security crisis that took place in East Timor from 1999–2000 until the arrival of UN peacekeepers.
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International military intervention against ISIL
In response to rapid territorial gains made by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during the first half of 2014, and its universally-condemned executions, reported human rights abuses and the fear of further spillovers of the Syrian Civil War, many states began to intervene against it in both the Syrian Civil War and the Iraqi Civil War (2014–present).
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Iwakuni
is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
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Kamikaze
, officially, were a part of the Japanese Special Attack Units of military aviators who initiated suicide attacks for the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy warships more effectively than possible with conventional air attacks.
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Korean War
The Korean War (in South Korean, "Korean War"; in North Korean, "Fatherland: Liberation War"; 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was a war between North Korea (with the support of China and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (with the principal support of the United States).
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Labuan
Labuan (Jawi: لابوان), officially the Federal Territory of Labuan (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan, Jawi: ولايه ڤرسكوتوان لابوان), is a federal territory of Malaysia.
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Los Negros Island
Los Negros Island is the third largest of the Admiralty Islands.
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia.
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat jet, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation).
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McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet in Australian service
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has operated McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft since 1984.
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Mel Hupfeld
Air Marshal Melvin Ernest Glanville "Mel" Hupfeld, (born 7 March 1962) is a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force.
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Melbourne
Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.
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Morotai
Morotai Island (Pulau Morotai) is an island in the Halmahera group of eastern Indonesia's Maluku Islands (Moluccas).
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Morotai Mutiny
The "Morotai Mutiny" was an incident in April 1945 involving members of the Australian First Tactical Air Force based on the island of Morotai, in the Dutch East Indies.
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No. 1 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF
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No. 1 Squadron RAAF
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No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF
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No. 25 Squadron RAAF
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No. 3 Squadron RAAF
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No. 457 Squadron RAAF
No. 457 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron of World War II.
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No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron RAAF
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No. 75 Squadron RAAF
No. 75 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter unit based at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory.
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No. 76 Squadron RAAF
No. 76 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flight training squadron. Established in 1942, it operated P-40 Kittyhawk fighter aircraft in the South West Pacific theatre during World War II. Following the end of hostilities it re-equipped with P-51 Mustangs and formed part of Australia's contribution to the occupation of Japan until disbanding in 1948. The squadron was re-formed in 1949 and three years later transferred to Malta, where it operated de Havilland Vampire jet fighters on garrison duty until again disbanding in 1955. It was reactivated in 1960 and operated CAC Sabre and Dassault Mirage III fighters in Australia until 1973. No. 76 Squadron was re-formed in its present incarnation in 1989 and is currently stationed at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales, where it operates Hawk 127 jet training aircraft.
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No. 77 Squadron RAAF
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No. 78 Wing RAAF
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No. 79 Squadron RAAF
No. 79 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flight training unit that has been formed on four occasions since 1943.
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No. 82 Squadron RAAF
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North American P-51 Mustang
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts.
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Numfor
Numfor (also Numfoor, Noemfoor, Noemfoer) is one of the Schouten Islands (also known as the Biak Islands) in Papua province, Western New Guinea, northeastern Indonesia.
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Occupation of Japan
The Allied occupation of Japan at the end of World War II was led by General Douglas MacArthur, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers, with support from the British Commonwealth.
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Offensive counter air
Offensive Counter-Air (OCA) is a military term for the suppression of an enemy's military air power, primarily through ground attacks targeting enemy air bases, disabling or destroying parked aircraft, runways, fuel facilities, hangars, air traffic control facilities and other aviation infrastructure.
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Operation Okra
Operation Okra is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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Operational conversion unit
An operational conversion unit (OCU) is a unit within an air force whose role is to support preparation for the operational missions of a specific aircraft type by providing trained personnel.
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Order of battle
In modern use, the order of battle of an armed force participating in a military operation or campaign shows the hierarchical organization, command structure, strength, disposition of personnel, and equipment of units and formations of the armed force.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.
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Pilatus PC-9
The Pilatus PC-9 is a single-engine, low-wing tandem-seat turboprop training aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland.
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Queensland
Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia.
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RAAF Air Command
Air Command is the operational arm of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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RAAF Base Darwin
RAAF Base Darwin is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located in the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory, Australia.
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RAAF Base Pearce
RAAF Base Pearce is the main Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base in Western Australia.
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RAAF Base Tindal
RAAF Base Tindal is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base and civil aviation airfield located east southeast of the town of Katherine, Northern Territory in Australia.
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RAAF Base Williamtown
RAAF Base Williamtown is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located north of the coastal city of Newcastle (by road) in the local government area of Port Stephens, in New South Wales, Australia.
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RAAF Museum
RAAF Museum is the official museum of the Royal Australian Air Force, the second oldest air force in the world, located at RAAF Williams Point Cook, Victoria, Australia.
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RMAF Butterworth
RMAF Butterworth (TUDM Butterworth) is an Air Force Station of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) situated from Butterworth in Penang, Malaysia.
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Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), formed March 1921, is the aerial warfare branch of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).
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Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force.
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September 11 attacks
The September 11, 2001 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
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South West Pacific theatre of World War II
The South West Pacific theatre, during World War II, was a major theatre of the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.
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Strike Reconnaissance Group RAAF
Strike Reconnaissance Group was a Royal Australian Air Force group responsible for operating the RAAF's F-111 aircraft.
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Supermarine Spitfire
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during and after World War II.
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Sydney
Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.
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Tarakan Island
Tarakan is an island off the coast of North Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America (Kháng chiến chống Mỹ) or simply the American War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
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Western New Guinea
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) and West Papua, is the part of the island of New Guinea (also known as Papua) annexed by Indonesia in 1962.
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Wilfred Arthur
Wilfred Stanley Arthur, (7 December 1919 – 23 December 2000) was a fighter ace and senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II.
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Wing (military aviation unit)
In military aviation, a wing is a unit of command.
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Wing commander (rank)
Wing commander (Wg Cdr in the RAF, the IAF, and the PAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, formerly sometimes W/C in all services) is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence, including many Commonwealth countries but not including Canada and South Africa.
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2003 invasion of Iraq
The 2003 invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War (also called Operation Iraqi Freedom).
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2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 and 26 March 2006.
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9th Division (Australia)
The 9th Division was a division of the Australian Army that served during World War II.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._81_Wing_RAAF
