No. 5 Aircraft Depot RAAF
Appearance
No. 5 Aircraft Depot RAAF | |
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Active | 1942–1945 |
Country | Australia |
Branch | RAAF |
Garrison/HQ | RAAF Station Forest Hill |
No. 5 Aircraft Depot RAAF was formed in 1942 at RAAF Station Forest Hill near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.[1] The unit handled the major maintenance work on aircraft including the Bristol Beaufort, Bristol Beaufighter, Lockheed Ventura and the B-25 Mitchell. After the war, No 5 Aircraft Depot was disbanded.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Coulthard-Clark, From the Ground Up, p. 29
References
[edit]- Coulthard-Clark, Chris (1997). From the Ground Up: The Training of RAAF Technical Ground Staff, 1948–1993. Canberra: RAAF Air Power Studies Centre. ISBN 0-642-26509-7.