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jet fighters, which were shortly to replace No. 77 Squadron's
Mustangs; the newly trained staff arrived in Japan two months later. As the war progressed, No. 491 Squadron had to concentrate more and more of its efforts on No. 77 Squadron's Meteors, requiring it to hand over some of its
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described the RAAF's technical support as "outstanding", resulting in an almost perfect serviceability record for No. 77 Squadron's fighters. The squadron was equipped with twenty-two
Meteors, sixteen of which were ready for combat at any one time, giving it a strength considerably greater than
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runs not too far away." Normal practice was to fly aircraft to
Iwakuni for major repairs or scrapping. The regular hours worked by technicians at Iwakuni contrasted with shifts of up to sixteen hours near the front line in Korea. Korea was one of the coldest climates in which RAAF ground crews had
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No. 491 Squadron was formed in tandem with No. 91 Wing on 20 October 1950. Headquartered at
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maintenance. Personnel from
Iwakuni were regularly rotated through this section, and augmented by additional No. 491 Squadron staff as needed for repair or salvage work. On one occasion, members of No. 491 Squadron had to strip components from a
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and its immediate aftermath. It was unusual in that it was never based in
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104:Engagements
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778:Categories
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