No. 33 Squadron RAAF
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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.
Crew member giving a safety brief aboard a No. 33 Squadron Airbus KC-30, February 2013
No. 33 Squadron de Havilland Dragon at Kokoda, New Guinea, in February 1943
No. 33 Squadron Boeing 707 refuelling a US Navy F/A-18 Hornet during the war in Afghanistan, April 2002
RAAF Base Townsville
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RAAF Base Townsville is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) air base located in Garbutt, 2 nautical miles west of Townsville in Queensland, Australia. It is the headquarters for No. 1 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets and, along with Lavarack Barracks, establishes Townsville as a key military centre. The base's airfield is shared with the Townsville Airport.
RAAF Boeing C-17 Globemaster III at RAAF Base Townsville in 2010.
Two Australian Lockheed Hudsons in 1940
Curtiss P-40 Warhawks USAF
Servicing party working on a DAP Beaufort bomber aircraft of No. 7 Squadron RAAF