77 Squadron

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77 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron known for its long operational history and involvement in major conflicts such as the Korean War.

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77 Squadron canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Australian Air Force squadron ⓘ
fighter squadron ⓘ
aircraftOperated CAC Mustang ⓘ
CAC Sabre ⓘ
Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk ⓘ
Dassault Mirage III ⓘ
Gloster Meteor ⓘ
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II ⓘ
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet ⓘ
linked to: F/A-18 Hornet
allegiance Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
awarded United States Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ
commandStructure Air Combat Group RAAF ⓘ
conflict Gulf War ⓘ
Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Korean War ⓘ
Malayan Emergency ⓘ
Operation Okra ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

Vietnam War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
formationDate 1942-03-16 ⓘ
formedAt Pearce, Western Australia ⓘ
garrison RAAF Base Williamtown ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
motto Swift to Destroy ⓘ
nickname 77 Squadron ⓘ
notableDeployment Japan occupation forces after World War II ⓘ
United Nations forces in Korea ⓘ
notableEvent one of the first non-US units to see action in the Korean War ⓘ
notableTheatre Korean Peninsula ⓘ
Malaya ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
South West Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
partOf No. 81 Wing RAAF ⓘ
primaryMission air superiority ⓘ
role air defence ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ
ground attack ⓘ
secondaryMission close air support ⓘ
strike operations ⓘ
service Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
status active ⓘ

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No. 77 Squadron RAAF → nickname → 77 Squadron ⓘ
No. 77 Squadron RAAF → nickname → 77 Squadron ⓘ
subject linked to: 77 Squadron