No. 72 Wing RAAF
No. 72 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing that operated during World War II. It was formed in April 1943 at Townsville, Queensland, as part of North-Eastern Area Command. Led by Group Captain Charles Eaton, the wing soon deployed to Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, where it comprised three squadrons flying CAC Boomerang and P-40 Kittyhawk fighters, and A-31 Vengeance dive bombers. Eaton was succeeded by Group Captain Allan Walters in mid-1943. No. 72 Wing took part in the defence of Torres Strait, undertaking interception, patrol and occasional ground-attack and anti-shipping duties. By July 1944, its original squadrons had all been disbanded or transferred to other operational formations. No. 120 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron, which had arrived in May 1944, operating Kittyha
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No. 72 Wing RAAF
No. 72 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing that operated during World War II. It was formed in April 1943 at Townsville, Queensland, as part of North-Eastern Area Command. Led by Group Captain Charles Eaton, the wing soon deployed to Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, where it comprised three squadrons flying CAC Boomerang and P-40 Kittyhawk fighters, and A-31 Vengeance dive bombers. Eaton was succeeded by Group Captain Allan Walters in mid-1943. No. 72 Wing took part in the defence of Torres Strait, undertaking interception, patrol and occasional ground-attack and anti-shipping duties. By July 1944, its original squadrons had all been disbanded or transferred to other operational formations. No. 120 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron, which had arrived in May 1944, operating Kittyha
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A Asa N.º 72 foi uma formação ...... seguinte a asa foi dissolvida.
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No. 72 Wing was a Royal Austra ...... disbanded the following month.
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aircraft attack
aircraft fighter
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Three flying squadrons
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Fighter; attack
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aircraft attack
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World War II
* South West Pacific theatre
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Group Captain Allan Walters with senior officers of
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No. 72 Wing
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in New Guinea, December 1943
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Australia
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Fighter; attack
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Three flying squadrons
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No. 72 Wing RAAF
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A Asa N.º 72 foi uma formação ...... es operacionais. O Esquadrão N
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No. 72 Wing was a Royal Austra ...... in May 1944, operating Kittyha
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Asa N.º 72 da RAAF
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