No. 285 Squadron RAAF
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No. 285 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force unit primarily responsible for providing training and operational conversion support for airlift and transport aircraft crews.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Australian Air Force squadron ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
285 Squadron
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No. 285 Sqn RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activity |
aircrew training
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continuation training ⓘ conversion courses ⓘ ground crew training ⓘ simulator training ⓘ |
| allegiance | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Australia
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New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| formedAs | training and conversion unit for airlift crews ⓘ |
| garrison | RAAF Base Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
air mobility operations support
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military aviation training ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFormationOf | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFunction |
provided operational conversion for RAAF airlift squadrons
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provided training support to RAAF transport squadrons ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Air Force Air Lift Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
operational conversion of airlift crews
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operational conversion of transport crews ⓘ training airlift aircraft crews ⓘ training transport aircraft crews ⓘ |
| role |
airlift support
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operational conversion ⓘ training ⓘ transport support ⓘ |
| service | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedAircraftType |
Boeing 707
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Boeing 707 tanker-transport NERFINISHED ⓘ Boeing C-17 Globemaster III NERFINISHED ⓘ C-17 Globemaster III NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed C-130 Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed C-130H Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed C-130J Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ airlift aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| supportedUnit |
RAAF airlift squadrons
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RAAF transport squadrons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type |
non-flying training squadron
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support squadron ⓘ |
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