This is a list of the
wings
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organised by the
Royal Australian Air Force
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No. 1 Wing RAAF
No. 1 Wing was an Australian Flying Corps (AFC) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing active during World War I and World War II. The wing was established on 1 September 1917 as the 1st Training Wing and commanded the AFC's pilo ...
[Odgers (1968), p. 508]
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No. 21 Wing RAAF[Gillison (1962), p. 759]
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No. 22 Wing RAAF
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No. 24 Wing RAAF
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No. 34 Wing RAAF
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No. 41 Wing RAAF
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No. 42 Wing RAAF
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No. 44 Wing RAAF
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No. 61 Wing RAAF
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No. 62 Wing RAAF
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No. 71 Wing RAAF
No. 71 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Wing (military aviation unit), wing of World War II. It was formed in February 1943 at Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea, as part of No. 9 Operational Group RAAF, No. 9 Operational Group. Th ...
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No. 72 Wing RAAF
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No. 73 Wing RAAF
No. 73 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing of World War II. It was formed in February 1943 at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, as part of No. 9 Operational Group. The wing initially comprised three attack squadrons flying ...
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No. 75 Wing RAAF
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No. 76 Wing RAAF
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No. 77 Wing RAAF
No. 77 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing of World War II. It formed part of No. 10 Operational Group (later the Australian First Tactical Air Force) at its establishment in November 1943, when it comprised three squadrons equ ...
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No. 78 Wing RAAF
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No. 79 Wing RAAF
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No. 80 Wing RAAF
No. 80 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Wing (military aviation unit), wing of World War II. The unit was formed on 15 May 1944 and eventually comprised three Squadron (aviation), squadrons equipped with Supermarine Spitfi ...
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No. 81 Wing RAAF
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No. 82 Wing RAAF
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No. 83 Wing RAAF
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No. 84 Wing RAAF
No. 84 Wing is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) transport wing. Coming under the control of Air Mobility Group (AMG), it is headquartered at RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales. The wing comprises No. 35 Squadron, operating Aliena C-27J Sp ...
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No. 85 Wing RAAF
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No. 86 Wing RAAF
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No. 90 Wing RAAF
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No. 91 Wing RAAF
No. 91 (Composite) Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Wing (military aviation unit), wing that operated during the Korean War and its immediate aftermath. It was established in October 1950 to administer RAAF units deployed in the co ...
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No. 92 Wing RAAF
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No. 95 Wing RAAF[Air Power Development Centre (2015), p. 45]
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No. 96 Wing RAAF
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No. 97 Wing RAAF
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No. 301 Air Base Wing RAAF
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No. 302 Air Base Wing RAAF
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No. 303 Air Base Wing RAAF
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No. 304 Air Base Wing RAAF
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No. 305 Air Base Wing RAAF
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No. 306 Air Base Wing RAAF
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No. 307 Air Base Wing RAAF
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No. 321 Air Base Wing RAAF
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No. 322 Air Base Wing RAAF
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No. 323 Air Base Wing RAAF
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No. 324 Air Base Wing RAAF (contingency unit, not permanently established)
[O'Brien (2009). pp. 93–94]
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No. 325 Air Base Wing RAAF (contingency unit, not permanently established))
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No. 326 Air Base Wing RAAF (contingency unit, not permanently established))
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No. 327 Air Base Wing RAAF (contingency unit, not permanently established))
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No. 395 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing RAAF
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No. 396 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing RAAF
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No. 402 Wing RAAF
No. 402 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force Wing (military unit), wing. Formed in July 1996, it maintained and provided technical support for Tactical Fighter Group RAAF, Tactical Fighter Group's aircraft. The wing was disbanded in October 1998, ...
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No. 481 Wing RAAF
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No. 501 Wing RAAF[Jackson (2000), p. 19]
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No. 503 Wing RAAF
Named wings
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Airfield Defence Wing RAAF
The Airfield Defence Wing of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was formed to provide command and control of the RAAFs Airfield Defence Squadrons (AFDSs). Between the end of World War II and 1983, the RAAF did not possess a formed unit of g ...
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Air System Development and Test Wing RAAF
The Development and Test Wing (DTWG) of the Royal Australian Air Force's Air Warfare Centre (AWC) is the Australian Defence Force's central institution responsible for the supervision, planning, project management, tasking and co-ordination of ac ...
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Air Training Wing RAAF
Air Training Wing is the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) unit responsible for providing basic training for the force's pilots and aircrew, and training instructors. It also oversees the RAAF Museum.
Structure
Air Training Wing forms part of the ...
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Ground Training Wing RAAF
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Health Services Wing RAAF
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Information Warfare Directorate RAAF
The Information Warfare Directorate (IWD, formerly Information Warfare Wing) of the Royal Australian Air Force's Air Warfare Centre (AWC) is the Australian Defence Force's central institution dealing with tactical information warfare.
Although ...
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INTERFET Combined Air Wing
The International Force East Timor (INTERFET) was a multinational non-United Nations peacemaking task force, organised and led by Australia in accordance with United Nations resolutions to address the humanitarian and security crisis that took ...
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No. 96 Combined Air Wing RAAF
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Operational Support Wing RAAF
An operational definition specifies concrete, replicable procedures designed to represent a construct. In the words of American psychologist S.S. Stevens (1935), "An operation is the performance which we execute in order to make known a concept." F ...
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Reserve Training Wing RAAF
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Search and Rescue Wing RAAF
Search and Rescue Wing was a seaplane-equipped unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It was established in October 1947 and renamed No. 11 Squadron in July the next year.
History
Following the end of World War II, the RAAF's four squadr ...
[Australian War Memorial (1995), p. 84]
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Structure of the Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is organised into a number of operational, support and training formations located at bases across Australia.
Circa 1998, composite wings in the 95-97 series range were reported to be formed if necessary for operati ...
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