No. 70 Squadron RAAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._70_Squadron_RAAF
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._34_Squadron_RAAF
gptkb:No._46_Squadron_RAAF
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAAF_Base_Richmond
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1942
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAAF_Base_Richmond
gptkbp:historical_significance First RAAF squadron to operate the C-130 Hercules
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 70 Squadron RAAF
gptkbp:insignia Squadron badge
gptkbp:mission Transport operations
gptkbp:motto We Deliver
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Kangaroos
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:East_Timor_intervention
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Humanitarian missions
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Air_Mobility_Group
gptkbp:previously_known_as No. 70 Transport Squadron
gptkbp:reform 1950
gptkbp:role gptkb:public_transportation_system
gptkbp:squadrons 70
gptkbp:status Active
gptkbp:website raaf.gov.au