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3 unusual facts about No. 76 Wing RAAF


No. 76 Wing RAAF

On 26 May, they undertook the RAAF's most northerly operation during the Pacific War, against Wenchow.

 43 Squadron, augmented by Catalinas from No. 11 Squadron based at Rathmines, New South Wales, mined Manila Bay to keep Japanese shipping "bottled up", thus supporting the Allied landing at Mindoro taking place the next day.

Initially based in Far North Queensland, its headquarters transferred to Darwin, Northern Territory, in September 1944 to take control of three PBY Catalina units, Nos. 20, 42, and 43 Squadrons.



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