No. 79 Squadron

Royal Australian Air Force

Formed: 26Apr43

Disbanded: Nov45

Re-formed: May62

Disbanded: Jul68

Re-formed: Mar86

Disbanded: 30Jun88

Equipment

Supermarine Spitfire

Dassault Mirage

North American Sabre

Bases

Apr43-May43 Laverton, Australia

May43-Jun43 Wooloomanata, Australia

Jun43-Aug43 Goodenough Island

Aug43-Mar44 Kiriwina

Mar44-Jan45 Momote

Jan45-Feb45 Darwin, Australia

Feb45-Oct45 Moratai

Oct45-Nov45 Oakey, Australia

May62 Singapore

Jun62-Jul68 Ubon, Thailand

Mar86-Jun88 Butterworth, Malaysia