List of Royal Australian Air Force independent aircraft flights
Encyclopedia
This is a list of independent Royal Australian Air Force
aircraft flights. It includes flights which did not form part of a parent squadron
and flying units of less than squadron status.
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
aircraft flights. It includes flights which did not form part of a parent squadron
Squadron (aviation)
A squadron in air force, army aviation or naval aviation is mainly a unit comprising a number of military aircraft, usually of the same type, typically with 12 to 24 aircraft, sometimes divided into three or four flights, depending on aircraft type and air force...
and flying units of less than squadron status.
Air-sea rescue flights
- No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAFNo. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAFNo. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force unit of World War II.It was formed at Madang in New Guinea on 13 December 1944 and was equipped with Consolidated Catalinas....
- No. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAFNo. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAFNo. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force unit of World War II. The Flight was formed at Darwin, Northern Territory on 23 December 1944 and was equipped with PBY Catalinas. The Flight's role was to carry out search and rescue operations as well as air-sea rescue support to...
- No. 113 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAFNo. 113 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAFNo. 113 Air-Sea Rescue Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force unit of World War II. The Flight was formed at Cairns, Queensland on 10 January 1945 and was equipped with PBY Catalinas for air-sea rescue operations. The Flight conducted its first operational missions in February, providing support...
- No. 114 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
- No. 115 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
Air observation post flights
- No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight RAAFNo. 16 Air Observation Post Flight RAAFNo. 16 Air Observation Post Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force unit which saw action in the Second World War.No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight was formed at Lae in New Guinea on 20 October 1944. Operating four Auster light aircraft the Flight initially supported the Australian Army units on...
- No. 17 Air Observation Post Flight RAAFNo. 17 Air Observation Post Flight RAAFNo. 17 Air Observation Post Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force artillery-spotting and liaison unit which saw action in the Second World War. The Flight was formed at Cairns on 2 October 1944 and was equipped with Auster Mk 3 light aircraft...
Communication units
- No. 1 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 2 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 3 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 4 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 5 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 6 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 7 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 8 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 9 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 10 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 11 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 12 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 13 Communication Unit RAAF
- No. 30 Communication Unit RAAFNo. 30 Transport Unit RAAFNo. 30 Transport Unit was a Royal Australian Air Force unit that served in Korea during the Korean War.Formed on 1 November 1950 and initially known as No. 30 Communications Flight based at Iwakuni, Japan as part of No. 91 Wing. The unit was redesignated as No...
Forward air control flights
- No. 4 Forward Air Control Flight RAAFNo. 4 Forward Air Control Flight RAAFNo. 4 Forward Air Control Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force forward air control training unit. The Flight was formed on 1 April 1970 at RAAF Base Williamtown and was equipped with four CAC Winjeel aircraft. The Flight was responsible for training RAAF, Royal Australian Navy and Australian...
- Forward Air Control Development Unit RAAFForward Air Control Development Unit RAAFThe Forward Air Control Development Unit was a Royal Australian Air Force unit tasked with providing training in forward air control to RAAF pilots. It was formed in 2002 from No. 76 Squadron's C Flight and was merged with the RAAF Special Tactics Project on 3 July 2009 to form No. 4 Squadron....
Transport flights
- No. 9 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF
- No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit RAAFNo. 10 Local Air Supply Unit RAAFNo. 10 Local Air Supply Unit was a Royal Australian Air Force air transport unit of World War II. The Unit was formed at Aitape, New Guinea on 18 April 1945 to undertake the local air supply of Australian Army units in New Guinea...
- No. 12 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF
- No. 33 Flight RAAF
- No. 200 Flight RAAFNo. 200 Flight RAAFNo. 200 Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force special duties flight of World War II. The flight was formed in February 1945 to support the Allied Intelligence Bureau and saw action over Borneo and the Netherlands East Indies from March that year until the end of the war in August. No...
- Governor-General's Flight RAAFGovernor-General's Flight RAAFThe Governor-General's Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force transport unit. The Governor-General's Flight was formed at RAAF Station Canberra on 4 April 1945. The unit was equipped with an Avro York named 'Endeavour', an Avro Anson and a Percival Proctor...
- RAAF Transport Flight (Japan)RAAF Transport Flight (Japan)Transport Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force air transport unit. The Flight was formed on 14 March 1955 at Iwakuni, Japan with a strength of three C-47 Dakotas and one CAC Wirraway...
- RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam
- Transport Support Flight RAAF
- Transport Flight Butterworth RAAF
Miscellaneous flights
- No. 1 Long Range Flight RAAFNo. 1 Long Range Flight RAAFNo. 1 Long Range Flight was a temporary Royal Australian Air Force unit formed to participate in the 1953 London-to-Christchurch air race . The flight was established in February 1953 and was equipped with three Canberra bombers, specially modified between June and August...
- No. 5 Flight RAAFNo. 5 Flight RAAFNo. 5 Flight is a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft flight which was raised in January 2010. It is located at RAAF Base Amberley and forms part of No. 82 Wing. The flight is responsible for preparing Australian Defence Force personnel to operate the detachment of two RAAF IAI Heron unmanned...
- No. 101 Flight RAAFNo. 101 Flight RAAFNo. 101 Flight RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force fleet co-operation flight. The Flight was formed on 1 July 1925 and was equipped with Fairey III amphibian aircraft. These aircraft were replaced with Supermarine Seagull IIIs in 1926. Aircraft from No. 101 flight operated from the Royal...
- No. 201 Flight RAAFNo. 201 Flight RAAFNo. 201 Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force experimental electronic intelligence flight of World War II. The flight was formed in March 1945 but the first of its modified B-24 Liberator heavy bombers was not ready until July that year. As a result, while a detachment of the unit was deployed to...
- Antarctic Flight RAAFAntarctic Flight RAAFAntarctic Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft flight. It operated from RAAF Base Laverton and Mawson Station. The flight was responsible for expeditions and rescue missions in Antarctica....
- Lincoln Conversion Flight RAAFLincoln Conversion Flight RAAFLincoln Conversion Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force training unit. The flight was formed in July 1955 to provide operational conversion training on the Avro Lincoln heavy bomber and was disbanded in March the next year.-History:...
- Seaplane Training Flight RAAFSeaplane Training Flight RAAFThe Seaplane Training Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force unit responsible for providing seaplane conversion training to RAAF air and ground crew.The Seaplane Training Flight was established on 1 March 1940 at RAAF Base Rathmines in New South Wales...
- Survey Flight RAAF
- Target Towing and Special Duties Flight RAAF
- RAAF Washington Flying UnitRAAF Washington Flying UnitThe RAAF Washington Flying Unit was a temporary Royal Australian Air Force unit formed to ferry Australia's first twelve F-111 aircraft from the United States to Australia upon their delivery to Australia...