No. 2 Squadron RAAF
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No. 2 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force unit best known for operating airborne early warning and control aircraft to provide long-range surveillance and battle management.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Australian Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeOperated | airborne early warning and control aircraft ⓘ |
| allegiance | Australian Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedNear | Newcastle, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Iraq War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| equipmentRole | airborne early warning and control system ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| garrison | RAAF Base Williamtown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
airborne command and control
ⓘ
battlefield situational awareness ⓘ long-range airspace surveillance ⓘ |
| hasMission |
coordinate air operations
ⓘ
provide early warning of airborne threats ⓘ support joint and coalition operations ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
army cooperation
ⓘ
medium bombing ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| nickname | No. 2 Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDeployment |
Europe during World War I
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific theatre during World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAircraft |
Airco DH.5
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canberra bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ P-3 Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operates | Boeing E-7A Wedgetail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalDomain | air ⓘ |
| partOf | Surveillance and Response Group RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
airborne early warning and control
ⓘ
battle management ⓘ long-range surveillance ⓘ |
| service | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranchRole |
airspace management
ⓘ
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | active ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | flying squadron ⓘ |
| usesAircraftModel | E-7A Wedgetail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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