The Paratroop Training Unit (RAAF) (PTU) was a unit of the

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(RAAF) during

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, which served as the instruction centre for recruitment and training of the

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paratroopers A paratrooper is a military parachutist—someone trained to parachute into a military operation, and usually functioning as part of an airborne force. Military parachutists (troops) and parachutes were first used on a large scale during Worl ...

. Formed in 1942, an advanced party left

RAAF Laverton RAAF Williams is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base set across two locations, at Point Cook and Laverton, located approximately south-west of the Melbourne central business district in Victoria, Australia. Both establishm ...

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and proceeded to

RAAF Station Tocumwal RAAF Station Tocumwal () was a major Royal Australian Air Force base during World War II. History Located near the town of Tocumwal, New South Wales the base was established in early 1942 to provide a secure base for United States Army Air Force ...

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, under the command of Wing Commander P Glasscock. The Army Personnel attached to PTU were known as Group 244 RAAF Army (Z). The PTU relocated to

RAAF Base Richmond RAAF Base Richmond is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located within the City of Hawkesbury, approximately North-West of the Sydney Central Business District in New South Wales, Australia. Situated between the towns of W ...

in 1943.

References

1st Australian Parachute Battalion
RAAF training units Airborne units and formations of Australia Military parachuting training

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