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No. 28 Squadron RAAF
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/No._28_Squadron_RAAF
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instance_of
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years
1940-present
gptkbp:aircraft_operated
gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkb:Boeing_707
gptkb:De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou
gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_J_Super_Hercules
gptkb:Boeing_737
gptkb:Bristol_Freighter
gptkbp:base
gptkb:RAAF_Base_Richmond
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Wing_Commander
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:Afghanistan
gptkb:Australia
Pacific region
gptkbp:part_of
gptkb:Air_Mobility_Group
gptkbp:reformed
1950
gptkbp:role
gptkb:transportation
gptkbp:support
Disaster relief
Humanitarian assistance
Cargo transport
Medical evacuation
Personnel transport
gptkbp:website
www.raaf.gov.au
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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