RAAF Base Williamtown
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RAAF Base Williamtown is a major Royal Australian Air Force installation in New South Wales that serves as the country’s primary fighter base and home to its frontline combat aircraft.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Williamtown RAAF Base | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Australian Air Force base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| garrison |
No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF
ⓘ
No. 3 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 4 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 76 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 77 Squadron RAAF ⓘ No. 81 Wing RAAF ⓘ Surveillance and Response Group RAAF units ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
RAAF Base Williamtown
ⓘ
surface form:
Williamtown RAAF Base
|
| hasCivilEnclave |
Newcastle Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Newcastle Airport passenger terminal
|
| hasFunction |
air defence of eastern Australia
ⓘ
support of deployed air operations ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
air traffic control tower
ⓘ
hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ operational headquarters buildings ⓘ simulator facilities ⓘ weapons storage areas ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasTenant |
Air Combat Group headquarters
ⓘ
No. 41 Wing RAAF elements ⓘ No. 42 Wing RAAF elements ⓘ Surveillance and Response Group headquarters ⓘ |
| hosts |
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
ⓘ
surface form:
RAAF F-35A Lightning II aircraft
BAE Systems Hawk T1 ⓘ
surface form:
RAAF Hawk 127 Lead-In Fighter aircraft
RAAF PC-21 aircraft (for JTAC support via No. 4 Squadron) ⓘ |
| IATAcode | NTL ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | YWLM ⓘ |
| isHomeBaseOf |
No. 1 Wing RAAF
ⓘ
surface form:
RAAF F-35A Lightning II squadrons
|
| isMajorBaseOf | Royal Australian Air Force fighter fleet ⓘ |
| isStrategicImportance | high for Australian air defence ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New South Wales ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Newcastle, New South Wales
ⓘ
Port Stephens ⓘ
surface form:
Port Stephens, New South Wales
|
| locatedOn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
New South Wales coast
|
| opened | World War II era ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Australian Air Force headquarters
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Australian Air Force Air Command
|
| primaryUse | fighter operations ⓘ |
| role |
Australia’s primary fighter base
ⓘ
home to frontline combat aircraft ⓘ |
| sharesFacilitiesWith | Newcastle Airport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air combat operations
ⓘ
fighter pilot training ⓘ joint and coalition exercises ⓘ operational conversion ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Williamtown RAAF Base