No. 79 Squadron RAAF
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No. 79 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flight training unit that has been formed on four occasions since 1943. The squadron was established in May 1943 as a fighter unit equipped with Supermarine Spitfires, and subsequently saw combat in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II. Between June 1943 and the end of the war in August 1945 it flew air defence patrols to protect Allied bases and ships, escorted Australian and United States aircraft, and attacked Japanese positions. The squadron was disbanded in November 1945, but was re-formed between 1962 and 1968 to operate CAC Sabres from Ubon Air Base in Thailand. In this role it contributed to the defence of Thailand against a feared attack from its neighbouring states and exercised with United States Air Force units. N
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O Esquadrão N.º 79 é um esquadrão de treino de voo da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF), que já foi criado em quatro ocasiões diferentes desde 1943. O esquadrão foi estabelecido em Maio de 1943 como uma unidade de caças equipada com aviões Supermarine Spitfire, e posteriormente combateu no Sudoeste do Pacífico na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Entre Junho de 1943 e o final da guerra, em Agosto de 1945, realizou operações de patrulha aérea e defesa aérea de bases e navios dos aliados, escoltou aeronaves australianas e norte-americanas e atacou posições japonesas. Em Novembro de 1945 o esquadrão foi dissolvido. Entre 1962 e 1968 o esquadrão voltou a estar activo, operando caças a jacto CAC Sabre a partir da Tailândia. Depois de voltar a ser dissolvido, o esquadrão voltou a ser activado entre 1986
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No. 79 Squadron RAAF
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Esquadrão N.º 79 da RAAF
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Map of eastern New Guinea and the Solomon Islands showing the locations mentioned in the article's text
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* World War II
** New Britain Campaign
** Admiralty Islands campaign
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A No. 79 Squadron Spitfire Mk. VC and ground crew at Momote Airfield in April 1944
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No. 79 Squadron's crest; the phoenix symbolises the multiple occasions the squadron has been disbanded and re-formed.
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Map of Eastern New Guinea, New Britain and nearby islands
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Australia
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March 2018
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No. 79 Squadron RAAF
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No. 79 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flight training unit that has been formed on four occasions since 1943. The squadron was established in May 1943 as a fighter unit equipped with Supermarine Spitfires, and subsequently saw combat in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II. Between June 1943 and the end of the war in August 1945 it flew air defence patrols to protect Allied bases and ships, escorted Australian and United States aircraft, and attacked Japanese positions. The squadron was disbanded in November 1945, but was re-formed between 1962 and 1968 to operate CAC Sabres from Ubon Air Base in Thailand. In this role it contributed to the defence of Thailand against a feared attack from its neighbouring states and exercised with United States Air Force units. No. 79 Squadron was active again at RAAF Base Butterworth in Malaysia between 1986 and 1988 where it operated Mirage III fighters and a single DHC-4 Caribou transport during the period in which the RAAF's fighter squadrons were transitioning to new aircraft. The squadron was re-formed in its present incarnation during 1998 and is currently stationed at RAAF Base Pearce, where it has operated Hawk 127 jet training aircraft since 2000. The unit's main role is to provide introductory jet aircraft training to RAAF pilots as well as refresher training on the Hawk for experienced pilots. No. 79 Squadron also supports Australian Army and Royal Australian Navy training exercises in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
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O Esquadrão N.º 79 é um esquadrão de treino de voo da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF), que já foi criado em quatro ocasiões diferentes desde 1943. O esquadrão foi estabelecido em Maio de 1943 como uma unidade de caças equipada com aviões Supermarine Spitfire, e posteriormente combateu no Sudoeste do Pacífico na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Entre Junho de 1943 e o final da guerra, em Agosto de 1945, realizou operações de patrulha aérea e defesa aérea de bases e navios dos aliados, escoltou aeronaves australianas e norte-americanas e atacou posições japonesas. Em Novembro de 1945 o esquadrão foi dissolvido. Entre 1962 e 1968 o esquadrão voltou a estar activo, operando caças a jacto CAC Sabre a partir da Tailândia. Depois de voltar a ser dissolvido, o esquadrão voltou a ser activado entre 1986 e 1988 na Malásia, onde operou caças Mirage III e aviões de transporte DHC-4 Caribou durante o período em que a RAAF actualizava a sua frota de caças. O esquadrão tem estado activo desde 1998, e está actualmente colocado na Base aérea de Pearce, onde opera aviões de treino desde o ano 2000. A principal missão da unidade é o de providenciar treino introdutório em aviões a jacto, além de realizar cursos de refrescamento para os pilotos mais experientes. O Esquadrão N.º 79 também apoia o Exército Australiano e a Real Marinha Australiana em exercícios de treino na Austrália Ocidental e no Território do Norte.
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"Born for Action"
