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No. 78 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron of World War II. It was formed in July 1943 as part of expansion of the RAAF's fighter force, and was assigned to mobile striking forces for the duration of the war.

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  • No. 78 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron of World War II. It was formed in July 1943 as part of expansion of the RAAF's fighter force, and was assigned to mobile striking forces for the duration of the war. After completing training, No. 78 Squadron was deployed to the combat zone north of Australia in October 1943. From November that year until September 1944 the squadron supported the advance of the Allied ground forces through western New Britain and the north coast of New Guinea by attacking Japanese positions, providing fighter protection for recently established beachheads, and escorting Australian and United States bombers. From late 1944 until mid-1945 it operated against Japanese positions and shipping in the eastern Netherlands East Indies. The squadron took part in the Borneo campaign during the final weeks of the war. No. 78 Squadron was reduced to a cadre after it returned to Australia in December 1945, but received new aircraft in 1946 and undertook training exercises until being disbanded in April 1948. (en)
  • O Esquadrão N.º 78 foi um esquadrão de aviões de caça da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Foi formado em julho de 1943 como parte da expansão da força de combate da RAAF, e fez parte de várias formações móveis de combate durante a guerra. O esquadrão foi reduzido a um cadre após retornar para a Austrália no final da guerra, mas recebeu treinamento e aviões novos em 1946 até abril de 1948, quando o esquadrão foi dissolvido. (pt)
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  • 1948-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1943-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • World War II *New Britain campaign *New Guinea campaign *Borneo campaign (en)
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  • No. 78 Squadron Kittyhawks in late 1944 (en)
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  • Australia (en)
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  • 1943 (xsd:integer)
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  • Squadron code (en)
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  • Fighter (en)
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  • No. 78 Squadron RAAF (en)
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  • O Esquadrão N.º 78 foi um esquadrão de aviões de caça da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Foi formado em julho de 1943 como parte da expansão da força de combate da RAAF, e fez parte de várias formações móveis de combate durante a guerra. O esquadrão foi reduzido a um cadre após retornar para a Austrália no final da guerra, mas recebeu treinamento e aviões novos em 1946 até abril de 1948, quando o esquadrão foi dissolvido. (pt)
  • No. 78 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron of World War II. It was formed in July 1943 as part of expansion of the RAAF's fighter force, and was assigned to mobile striking forces for the duration of the war. (en)
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  • No. 78 Squadron RAAF (en)
  • Esquadrão N.º 78 da RAAF (pt)
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  • No. 78 Squadron RAAF (en)
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