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No. 20 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) support squadron. Coming under the control of No. 96 Wing, it is responsible for the management of the airfield at RAAF Base Woomera, South Australia. The squadron originated as a maritime patrol unit during World War II. Raised in August 1941, it operated PBY Catalina and Short Empire flying boats from bases in New Guinea, Queensland and the Northern Territory, conducting search-and-rescue, mine-laying, anti-submarine and bombing missions against Japanese targets in the Pacific theatre. Following the conclusion of hostilities, the squadron was disbanded in March 1946. It was reactivated as an airfield support squadron in April 2015.

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  • No. 20 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) support squadron. Coming under the control of No. 96 Wing, it is responsible for the management of the airfield at RAAF Base Woomera, South Australia. The squadron originated as a maritime patrol unit during World War II. Raised in August 1941, it operated PBY Catalina and Short Empire flying boats from bases in New Guinea, Queensland and the Northern Territory, conducting search-and-rescue, mine-laying, anti-submarine and bombing missions against Japanese targets in the Pacific theatre. Following the conclusion of hostilities, the squadron was disbanded in March 1946. It was reactivated as an airfield support squadron in April 2015. (en)
  • O Esquadrão N.º 20 é um esquadrão de apoio da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF). Subordinado à , é responsável pela manutenção da , na Austrália Meridional. Originalmente o esquadrão era uma unidade de patrulha marítima e serviu durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Criado em Agosto de 1941, operou aviões PBY Catalina e Short Empire a partir de bases na Nova Guiné, Queensland e no Território do Norte, realizando missões de busca e salvamento, lançamento de minas navais, guerra antisubmarina e missões de bombardeamento contra alvos japoneses no teatro de guerra do Pacífico. Depois do cessar das hostilidades, o esquadrão foi dissolvido em Março de 1946. Em 2015, o esquadrão foi novamente estabelecido, desta vez para assumir funções como esquadrão de apoio. (pt)
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  • 1946-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1941-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • RB (1941–1946)
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  • Airfield support
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  • World War II *New Guinea Campaign *North Western Area Campaign (en)
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  • Personnel of No. 20 Squadron carrying machine-gun belts speak with members of the Parliamentary War Expenditure Committee in Darwin, Northern Territory, October 1944 (en)
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  • Australia (en)
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  • 1941 (xsd:integer)
  • 2015 (xsd:integer)
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  • RB (en)
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  • Squadron code (en)
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  • Airfield support (en)
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  • No. 20 Squadron RAAF (en)
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  • No. 20 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) support squadron. Coming under the control of No. 96 Wing, it is responsible for the management of the airfield at RAAF Base Woomera, South Australia. The squadron originated as a maritime patrol unit during World War II. Raised in August 1941, it operated PBY Catalina and Short Empire flying boats from bases in New Guinea, Queensland and the Northern Territory, conducting search-and-rescue, mine-laying, anti-submarine and bombing missions against Japanese targets in the Pacific theatre. Following the conclusion of hostilities, the squadron was disbanded in March 1946. It was reactivated as an airfield support squadron in April 2015. (en)
  • O Esquadrão N.º 20 é um esquadrão de apoio da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF). Subordinado à , é responsável pela manutenção da , na Austrália Meridional. Originalmente o esquadrão era uma unidade de patrulha marítima e serviu durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Criado em Agosto de 1941, operou aviões PBY Catalina e Short Empire a partir de bases na Nova Guiné, Queensland e no Território do Norte, realizando missões de busca e salvamento, lançamento de minas navais, guerra antisubmarina e missões de bombardeamento contra alvos japoneses no teatro de guerra do Pacífico. Depois do cessar das hostilidades, o esquadrão foi dissolvido em Março de 1946. Em 2015, o esquadrão foi novamente estabelecido, desta vez para assumir funções como esquadrão de apoio. (pt)
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  • No. 20 Squadron RAAF (en)
  • Esquadrão N.º 20 da RAAF (pt)
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  • No. 20 Squadron RAAF (en)
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