No. 28 Squadron RAAF

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:active_years 1940-present
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou
gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_J_Super_Hercules
gptkb:Bristol_Freighter
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAAF_Base_Richmond
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:formation_date 1940-09-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Richmond,_New_South_Wales
gptkbp:historical_significance Participated in Vietnam War
Involved in peacekeeping missions
Provided airlift capabilities during natural disasters
First RAAF squadron to operate C-130s
Supported Australian Defence Force operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 28 Squadron RAAF
gptkbp:insignia Squadron badge
Unit colour patch
gptkbp:motto “ We Deliver”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Flying Kangaroos”
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:East_Timor
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Politician
Pacific region
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Air_Mobility_Group
gptkbp:reform 1950
gptkbp:role gptkb:public_transportation_system
gptkbp:supports Disaster relief
Humanitarian assistance
Cargo transport
Medical evacuation
Personnel transport
gptkbp:website www.raaf.gov.au