No. 23 Squadron RAAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._23_Squadron_RAAF
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years 1942-present
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:Boeing_707
gptkb:De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou
gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_J_Super_Hercules
gptkb:Boeing_737
gptkb:Avro_Anson
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAAF_Base_Richmond
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Wing_Commander
gptkbp:disbanded 1946-12-31
gptkbp:formation_date 1942-03-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Richmond,_New_South_Wales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 23 Squadron RAAF
gptkbp:motto “ We Fly”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Flying Kangaroos”
gptkbp:notable_operations Disaster relief
Humanitarian missions
Military exercises
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:primary_mission Transport operations
gptkbp:reformed 1950-01-01
gptkbp:role gptkb:transportation
gptkbp:website raaf.gov.au
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4