No. 75 Squadron RAAF
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No. 75 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron best known for its World War II service and later operation of frontline jet combat aircraft.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Australian Air Force squadron
ⓘ
fighter squadron ⓘ |
| allegiance | Australian Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| equipmentLabel | aircraft ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel | base ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
75 Sqn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
75 Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 75 Sqn RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
air-to-air combat
ⓘ
air-to-ground attack ⓘ maritime strike ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
| hasMission |
contribute to coalition air operations
ⓘ
defend Australian airspace ⓘ support Australian Defence Force operations ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Royal Australian Air Force order of battle ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defence of Port Moresby
ⓘ
deployment to the Middle East in the early 21st century ⓘ frontline deployment of F-35A Lightning II ⓘ frontline deployment of F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ frontline jet fighter operations during the Cold War ⓘ operations over New Guinea in World War II ⓘ transition from propeller-driven fighters to jet fighters ⓘ |
| operatedAircraft |
CAC Sabre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk NERFINISHED ⓘ Dassault Mirage III NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II NERFINISHED ⓘ McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active ⓘ |
| partOf | RAAF Air Combat Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
air defence
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ fighter ⓘ ground attack ⓘ |
| service | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | 75 ⓘ |
| type | flying squadron ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.