No. 35 Squadron RAAF
| No. 35 Squadron RAAF | |
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Personnel and aircraft of RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam on arrival in South Vietnam in August 1964. The Flight was later redesignated No. 35 Squadron.
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| Active | 1942–46 1966–2000 2013–present |
| Branch | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Role | Tactical transport |
| Part of | No. 84 Wing |
| Garrison/HQ | RAAF Base Richmond |
| Nickname(s) | Wallaby Airlines |
| Motto(s) | Adept |
| Aircraft | C-27 Spartan |
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World War II Vietnam War |
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| Callsign | Wallaby |
No. 35 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) transport unit. Formed in 1942, No. 35 Squadron operated during World War II, transporting cargo and passengers around Australia, New Guinea and the Netherlands East Indies, equipped with a variety of aircraft including the Douglas Dakota. It was disbanded after the war, but was re-raised in the 1960s for service during the Vietnam War, flying transportation and resupply operations with DHC-4 Caribous in support of Australian and US forces. The squadron was subsequently augmented with rotary-wing aircraft, operating UH-1 Iroquois in both the transportation and gunship roles. In the late 1980s, the squadron returned to a solely fixed-wing transport role. It ceased operations in 2000, but was re-raised in January 2013. It began re-equipping with C-27 Spartan transports in 2015.
No. 35 Squadron was formed at RAAF Station Pearce, Western Australia, on 11 March 1942, under the command of Flight Lieutenant Percival Burdeu, as a transport unit. After moving to Maylands, the squadron's operations were restricted to flying only within Western Australia as it was equipped with just one de Havilland Dragon and a de Havilland Fox Moth. Later in the year, the squadron was augmented with an assortment of aircraft including de Havilland Moth Minors, Fairey Battles, de Havilland Tiger Moths, an Avro Anson, a de Havilland Dragon Rapide and a Northrop Delta. In August 1943, the squadron was moved back to Pearce, where it was re-equipped with Douglas Dakotas; following this its operations were extended to cover all of Australia.
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