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.

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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

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Royal Australian Air Force notableBase RAAF Base Williamtown
Newcastle Airport isSharedWith RAAF Base Williamtown
RAAF Base Williamtown hasAlternativeName RAAF Base Williamtown
this entity surface form: Williamtown RAAF Base
YWLM sharesFacilitiesWith RAAF Base Williamtown
Williamtown hasFacility RAAF Base Williamtown
Williamtown knownFor RAAF Base Williamtown
Williamtown militaryBaseType RAAF Base Williamtown
this entity surface form: Royal Australian Air Force base
Williamtown militaryBaseName RAAF Base Williamtown
RAAF PC-21 aircraft (for JTAC support via No. 4 Squadron) basedAt RAAF Base Williamtown
this entity surface form: RAAF Base Williamtown (for No. 4 Squadron)
No. 41 Wing RAAF elements garrison RAAF Base Williamtown
No. 81 Wing RAAF garrison RAAF Base Williamtown
No. 3 Squadron RAAF garrison RAAF Base Williamtown
No. 3 Squadron RAAF basedAt RAAF Base Williamtown
No. 77 Squadron RAAF garrison RAAF Base Williamtown
No. 77 Squadron RAAF basedAt RAAF Base Williamtown
No. 76 Squadron RAAF garrison RAAF Base Williamtown
No. 76 Squadron RAAF primaryBase RAAF Base Williamtown
No. 4 Squadron RAAF garrison RAAF Base Williamtown