No. 37 Squadron RAAF
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No. 37 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force transport squadron best known for operating C-130 Hercules aircraft in airlift and humanitarian missions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
ⓘ
military transport squadron ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Douglas C-47 Dakota
NERFINISHED
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Lockheed C-130 Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed C-130E Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed C-130H Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliance |
ANZUS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Five Power Defence Arrangements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | RAAF Base Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipated |
Gulf War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| formedOn | 1943 ⓘ |
| garrison | RAAF Base Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
aeromedical evacuation
ⓘ
airdrop operations ⓘ cargo transport ⓘ long-range airlift ⓘ personnel transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ |
| missionType |
aeromedical evacuation
ⓘ
disaster relief ⓘ humanitarian relief ⓘ strategic airlift ⓘ tactical airlift ⓘ |
| nickname | 37 Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conducting humanitarian missions in Australia and overseas
ⓘ
operating C-130 Hercules aircraft in airlift missions ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
airlift support to Australian Defence Force deployments overseas
ⓘ
humanitarian missions in the Asia-Pacific region ⓘ support to United Nations peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesDuring |
peacetime
ⓘ
wartime ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Mobility Group RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAircraftType | C-130 Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
air transport
ⓘ
airlift ⓘ humanitarian airlift ⓘ |
| service | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | active ⓘ |
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