No. 79 Wing RAAF
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no-79-wing-raaf-307-15178616
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No. 79 Wing RAAF
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No. 79 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing of World War II. It was formed in December 1943 at Batchelor, Northern Territory, as part of North-Western Area Command. Led by Group Captain Charles Eaton, the wing comprised four squadrons on its establishment, flying Beaufort and B-25 Mitchell bombers and Beaufighter heavy fighters. No. 79 Wing took part in the New Guinea and North-Western Area Campaigns during 1944–45, eventually transferring to Balikpapan in the Dutch East Indies as
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._79_Wing_RAAF
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2021-01-13T22:31:33Z
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