No. 81 Wing RAAF
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No. 81 Wing RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force formation responsible for operating and supporting frontline fighter aircraft, including the F-35A Lightning II, as part of Australia’s air combat capability.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 81 Wing RAAF canonical | 2 |
| No. 81 Wing Operational Support Unit | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Australian Air Force wing
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeOperated |
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
ⓘ
surface form:
F-35A Lightning II
|
| allegiance | Australian Defence Force ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Northern Territory ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| capability |
fifth-generation fighter operations
ⓘ
networked air combat operations ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| equipment |
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
ⓘ
surface form:
F-35A Lightning II
|
| function |
maintain combat readiness of fighter squadrons
ⓘ
provide Australia’s frontline fighter capability ⓘ train RAAF fighter pilots ⓘ |
| garrison |
RAAF Base Tindal
ⓘ
RAAF Base Williamtown ⓘ |
| historicallyOperated |
CAC Sabre
ⓘ
Gloster Meteor ⓘ F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
surface form:
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ
surface form:
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18B Hornet
|
| mission |
conduct defensive counter air operations
ⓘ
conduct offensive counter air operations ⓘ deliver air superiority for Australia ⓘ support joint and coalition operations ⓘ |
| notableAircraft |
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
ⓘ
surface form:
F-35A Lightning II
|
| operates | Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II ⓘ |
| operationalFocus | frontline fighter operations ⓘ |
| parentCommand | Air Command RAAF ⓘ |
| partOf |
Air Combat Group RAAF
ⓘ
surface form:
RAAF Air Combat Group
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
operating frontline fighter aircraft
ⓘ
supporting frontline fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| role |
air combat
ⓘ
aircraft maintenance and support ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ |
| service | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF
ⓘ
No. 3 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 65 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 75 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 77 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 81 Wing RAAF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
No. 81 Wing Operational Support Unit
|
| supports | Australia’s air combat capability ⓘ |
| type | fighter wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
No. 81 Wing Operational Support Unit