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No. 30 Transport Unit was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) unit that operated during the Korean War. It was formed in November 1950 as No. 30 Communications Unit and based at Iwakuni, Japan, as part of No. 91 (Composite) Wing. The unit was initially equipped with four Douglas C–47 Dakotas and two Austers, one of the Dakotas being the personal transport of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson, commander of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF). Another four Dakotas were sent to Japan due to operational demands. The unit's role in Korea was to support No. 77 (Fighter) Squadron by transporting supplies and equipment. It also delivered materials and stores to Australian and Commonwealth ground forces, and transported VIPs of the United Nations Command. Return journeys to Japan

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  • No. 30 Transport Unit RAAF (en)
  • Unidade de Transporte N.º 30 da RAAF (pt)
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  • No. 30 Transport Unit was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) unit that operated during the Korean War. It was formed in November 1950 as No. 30 Communications Unit and based at Iwakuni, Japan, as part of No. 91 (Composite) Wing. The unit was initially equipped with four Douglas C–47 Dakotas and two Austers, one of the Dakotas being the personal transport of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson, commander of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF). Another four Dakotas were sent to Japan due to operational demands. The unit's role in Korea was to support No. 77 (Fighter) Squadron by transporting supplies and equipment. It also delivered materials and stores to Australian and Commonwealth ground forces, and transported VIPs of the United Nations Command. Return journeys to Japan (en)
  • A Unidade de Transporte N.º 30 foi uma unidade de transporte aéreo da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) que operou durante a Guerra da Coreia. Formada em Novembro de 1950 como Unidade de Comunicações N.º 30, ficou colocada em Iwakuni, no Japão, como parte da Asa N.º 91. A unidade foi inicialmente equipada com quatro aeronaves Douglas C-47 Dakota e dois aviões Auster, sendo que um dos aviões Dakota era propriedade pessoal do Tenente-general Sir Horace Robertson, comandante da Força de Ocupação da Comunidade Britânica. Mais tarde, outros quatro aviões Dakota foram enviados para o Japão devido às necessidades operacionais. O papel desta unidade na Coreia era o de prestar apoio ao Esquadrão N.º 77 ao transportar suprimentos e equipamentos, além de entregar material às forças terrestres austr (pt)
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  • No. 30 Transport Unit RAAF (en)
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  • Recording the next day's tasking for No. 30 Transport Unit at Iwakuni, Japan, in 1953 (en)
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