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694:No. 395 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing RAAF
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1422:List of RAAF independent aircraft flights
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397:Aerospace Operational Support Group RAAF
1170:No. 17 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF
1165:No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF
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135:No. 5 Airfield Construction Squadron
437:Surveillance and Control Group RAAF
120:Defence Establishment Orchard Hills
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1142:No. 114 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
1137:No. 113 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
1132:No. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
1127:No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
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201:Hurford, Tim (12 February 2015).
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1294:No. 9 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF
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105:No. 1 Security Forces Squadron's
372:No. 10 (Operational) Group RAAF
1387:Lincoln Conversion Flight RAAF
1319:Governor-General's Flight RAAF
1248:No. 13 Communication Unit RAAF
1243:No. 12 Communication Unit RAAF
1238:No. 11 Communication Unit RAAF
1233:No. 10 Communication Unit RAAF
937:No. 69 (Reserve) Squadron RAAF
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367:No. 9 (Operational) Group RAAF
362:No. 5 (Maintenance) Group RAAF
357:No. 4 (Maintenance) Group RAAF
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1392:Seaplane Training Flight RAAF
1334:Transport Support Flight RAAF
1329:RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam
1324:RAAF Transport Flight (Japan)
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1223:No. 8 Communication Unit RAAF
1218:No. 7 Communication Unit RAAF
1213:No. 6 Communication Unit RAAF
1208:No. 5 Communication Unit RAAF
1203:No. 4 Communication Unit RAAF
1198:No. 3 Communication Unit RAAF
1193:No. 2 Communication Unit RAAF
1188:No. 1 Communication Unit RAAF
1109:No. 2 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF
1104:No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF
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342:No. 1 (Training) Group RAAF
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659:No. 321 Air Base Wing RAAF
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639:No. 304 Air Base Wing RAAF
634:No. 303 Air Base Wing RAAF
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624:No. 301 Air Base Wing RAAF
427:Maritime Patrol Group RAAF
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1047:No. 107 Squadron RAAF
1042:No. 102 Squadron RAAF
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402:Air Combat Group RAAF
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782:No. 12 Squadron RAAF
777:No. 11 Squadron RAAF
772:No. 10 Squadron RAAF
237:The Queensland Times
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1435:Categories
152:References
1285:transport
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264:19 August
242:19 August
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