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No. 33 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) strategic transport and air-to-air refuelling squadron. It operates Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transports from RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. The squadron was formed in February 1942 for service during World War II, operating Short Empire flying boats and a variety of smaller aircraft. By 1944 it had completely re-equipped with Douglas C-47 Dakota transports, which it flew in New Guinea prior to disbanding in May 1946.

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  • No. 33 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) strategic transport and air-to-air refuelling squadron. It operates Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transports from RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. The squadron was formed in February 1942 for service during World War II, operating Short Empire flying boats and a variety of smaller aircraft. By 1944 it had completely re-equipped with Douglas C-47 Dakota transports, which it flew in New Guinea prior to disbanding in May 1946. The unit was re-established in February 1981 as a flight, equipped with two Boeing 707s for VIP and other long-range transport duties out of RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales. No. 33 Flight was re-formed as a full squadron in July 1983. By 1988 it was operating six 707s, four of which were subsequently converted for aerial refuelling. The 707s saw active service during operations in Namibia, Somalia, the Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan. One of the transport jets was lost in a crash in October 1991. No. 33 Squadron relocated to Amberley and was temporarily without aircraft following the retirement of the 707s in June 2008. It began re-equipping with KC-30As in June 2011, and achieved initial operating capability with the type in February 2013. One of its aircraft was deployed to the Middle East in September 2014, as part of Australia's contribution to the military coalition against ISIS. (en)
  • O Esquadrão N.º 33 da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) é um esquadrão cuja missão consiste em transporte estratégico e reabastecimento aéreo. Opera aeronaves Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transports a partir da Base Aérea de Amberley, em Queensland. O esquadrão foi criado em Fevereiro de 1942 para prestar serviço durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, operando hidroaviões Short Empire e uma variedade de pequenas aeronaves. Em 1944 o esquadrão foi completamente re-equipado com aeronaves de transporte Douglas C-47 Dakota. Com o cessar das hostilidades, o esquadrão foi dissolvido em Maio de 1946. Recriado em Fevereiro de 1981, para missões de transporte VIP e outros transportes de pessoal em longas distâncias, foi equipado com dois Boeing 707 na Base Aérea de Richmond, em Nova Gales do Sul. Em Julho de 1983 iniciou plena operacionalidade. Em 1988 já operava seis 707, quatro dos quais em versão de reabastecedor. Estas aeronaves cumpriram serviço durante operações na Namíbia, Somália, no Golfo Pérsico e no Afeganistão. Ao ser transferido para a nova base, em Amberley, o esquadrão ficou temporariamente sem aeronaves, devido à retirada dos 707 do activo em Junho de 2008. O re-equipamento consistiu em aeronaves KC-30A em Junho de 2011, tendo sido atingida capacidade operacional inicial em Fevereiro de 2013. Uma das suas aeronaves foi enviada para o Médio Oriente em Setembro de 2014, como parte da contribuição australiana na intervenção militar internacional contra o Estado Islâmico. (pt)
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  • No. 33 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) strategic transport and air-to-air refuelling squadron. It operates Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transports from RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. The squadron was formed in February 1942 for service during World War II, operating Short Empire flying boats and a variety of smaller aircraft. By 1944 it had completely re-equipped with Douglas C-47 Dakota transports, which it flew in New Guinea prior to disbanding in May 1946. (en)
  • O Esquadrão N.º 33 da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) é um esquadrão cuja missão consiste em transporte estratégico e reabastecimento aéreo. Opera aeronaves Airbus KC-30A Multi Role Tanker Transports a partir da Base Aérea de Amberley, em Queensland. O esquadrão foi criado em Fevereiro de 1942 para prestar serviço durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, operando hidroaviões Short Empire e uma variedade de pequenas aeronaves. Em 1944 o esquadrão foi completamente re-equipado com aeronaves de transporte Douglas C-47 Dakota. Com o cessar das hostilidades, o esquadrão foi dissolvido em Maio de 1946. (pt)
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