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No. 486 Squadron was a maintenance unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It was formed in August 1946 as part of No. 86 (Transport) Wing, which operated Douglas C-47 Dakotas out of RAAF Station Schofields, New South Wales. The squadron transferred to RAAF Station Richmond in June 1949. It relocated again to RAAF Base Canberra in April 1954, before returning to Richmond in August 1958 to commence maintenance of No. 86 Wing's newly delivered Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The squadron was disbanded between August 1964 and March 1966. In the 1980s and 1990s, it was responsible for servicing the RAAF's Boeing 707 tanker/transports, as well as the Hercules. No. 486 Squadron was again disbanded at Richmond in October 1998, and its functions handed over to No. 86 Wing's Hercules squadrons.

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  • No. 486 Squadron was a maintenance unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It was formed in August 1946 as part of No. 86 (Transport) Wing, which operated Douglas C-47 Dakotas out of RAAF Station Schofields, New South Wales. The squadron transferred to RAAF Station Richmond in June 1949. It relocated again to RAAF Base Canberra in April 1954, before returning to Richmond in August 1958 to commence maintenance of No. 86 Wing's newly delivered Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The squadron was disbanded between August 1964 and March 1966. In the 1980s and 1990s, it was responsible for servicing the RAAF's Boeing 707 tanker/transports, as well as the Hercules. No. 486 Squadron was again disbanded at Richmond in October 1998, and its functions handed over to No. 86 Wing's Hercules squadrons. (en)
  • O Esquadrão N.º 486 foi uma unidade de manutenção da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF). Foi formado em Agosto de 1946 como parte da Asa N.º 86, que operava aviões Douglas C-47 a partir da Estação de Schofields, em Nova Gales do Sul. O esquadrão foi transferido para a Estação de Richmond em Junho de 1949. Anos mais tarde, foi novamente transferido, desta vez para a Base aérea de Canberra, em 1954, antes de regressar a Richmond em Agosto de 1958 para realizar operações de manutenção nos recém-adquiridos C-130 da Asa N.º 86. Entre Agosto de 1964 e Março de 1966 o esquadrão esteve inactivo. Durante os anos 80 e 90, foi responsável pela realização de manutenção nos Boeing 707 de transporte e reabastecimento, além de continuar a realizar manutenção nos C-130. Em Outubro de 1998, o esquadrão foi dissolvido em Richmond, e as suas funções foram entregues aos diversos esquadrões da Asa N.º 86. (pt)
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  • No. 486 Squadron's crest (en)
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  • No. 486 Squadron was a maintenance unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It was formed in August 1946 as part of No. 86 (Transport) Wing, which operated Douglas C-47 Dakotas out of RAAF Station Schofields, New South Wales. The squadron transferred to RAAF Station Richmond in June 1949. It relocated again to RAAF Base Canberra in April 1954, before returning to Richmond in August 1958 to commence maintenance of No. 86 Wing's newly delivered Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The squadron was disbanded between August 1964 and March 1966. In the 1980s and 1990s, it was responsible for servicing the RAAF's Boeing 707 tanker/transports, as well as the Hercules. No. 486 Squadron was again disbanded at Richmond in October 1998, and its functions handed over to No. 86 Wing's Hercules squadrons. (en)
  • O Esquadrão N.º 486 foi uma unidade de manutenção da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF). Foi formado em Agosto de 1946 como parte da Asa N.º 86, que operava aviões Douglas C-47 a partir da Estação de Schofields, em Nova Gales do Sul. O esquadrão foi transferido para a Estação de Richmond em Junho de 1949. Anos mais tarde, foi novamente transferido, desta vez para a Base aérea de Canberra, em 1954, antes de regressar a Richmond em Agosto de 1958 para realizar operações de manutenção nos recém-adquiridos C-130 da Asa N.º 86. Entre Agosto de 1964 e Março de 1966 o esquadrão esteve inactivo. Durante os anos 80 e 90, foi responsável pela realização de manutenção nos Boeing 707 de transporte e reabastecimento, além de continuar a realizar manutenção nos C-130. Em Outubro de 1998, o esquadrão fo (pt)
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