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No. 72 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing that operated during World War II. It was formed in April 1943 at Townsville, Queensland, as part of North-Eastern Area Command. Led by Group Captain Charles Eaton, the wing soon deployed to Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, where it comprised three squadrons flying CAC Boomerang and P-40 Kittyhawk fighters, and A-31 Vengeance dive bombers. Eaton was succeeded by Group Captain Allan Walters in mid-1943. No. 72 Wing took part in the defence of Torres Strait, undertaking interception, patrol and occasional ground-attack and anti-shipping duties. By July 1944, its original squadrons had all been disbanded or transferred to other operational formations. No. 120 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron, which had arrived in May 1944, operating Kittyha

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rdfs:label	No. 72 Wing RAAF (en) Asa N.º 72 da RAAF (pt)
rdfs:comment	No. 72 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing that operated during World War II. It was formed in April 1943 at Townsville, Queensland, as part of North-Eastern Area Command. Led by Group Captain Charles Eaton, the wing soon deployed to Merauke, Dutch New Guinea, where it comprised three squadrons flying CAC Boomerang and P-40 Kittyhawk fighters, and A-31 Vengeance dive bombers. Eaton was succeeded by Group Captain Allan Walters in mid-1943. No. 72 Wing took part in the defence of Torres Strait, undertaking interception, patrol and occasional ground-attack and anti-shipping duties. By July 1944, its original squadrons had all been disbanded or transferred to other operational formations. No. 120 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron, which had arrived in May 1944, operating Kittyha (en) A Asa N.º 72 foi uma formação da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) que operou durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Formada em Abril de 1943 em Townsville, Queensland, ficou subordinada ao Comando da Área Nordeste. Comandada pelo Capitão de grupo Charles Eaton, a asa foi rapidamente enviada para Merauke, na Nova Guiné, onde ficou responsável pela gestão de três esquadrões que pilotavam caças CAC Boomerang e P-40 Kittyhawk e bombardeiros A-31 Vengeance. A meio de 1943 Eaton foi rendido pelo Capitão de grupo Allan Walters. A Asa N.º 72 participou na defesa do Estreito de Torres, realizando missões de intercepção, patrulha e alguns ataques ar-terra e antinavio. Em Julho de 1944, os seus esquadrões originais haviam sido dissolvidos ou transferidos para outras formações operacionais. O Esquadrão (pt)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Cairns Canberra Royal Australian Air Force Biak Horn Island, Queensland Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 Military units and formations established in 1943 Consolidated B-24 Liberator North-Eastern Area Command (RAAF) No. 1 Wing RAAF Strathpine, Queensland South West Pacific theatre of World War II Australian War Memorial CAC Boomerang Thursday Island Torres Strait Townsville Vultee A-31 Vengeance William Hely Wing (military aviation unit) No. 120 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF No. 12 Squadron RAAF No. 75 Wing RAAF No. 78 Wing RAAF No. 79 Wing RAAF No. 81 Wing RAAF No. 84 Squadron RAAF No. 84 Wing RAAF No. 85 Wing RAAF No. 86 Squadron RAAF Allan Walters RAAF wings Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Darwin, Northern Territory Northern Peninsula Airport Numfor Charles Eaton (RAAF officer) Australia in the War of 1939–1945 Australian First Tactical Air Force Australian Government Publishing Service Squadron (aviation) En cadre Merauke
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1070209/%7Coclc=2000369 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/RCDIG1070210/
sameAs	No. 72 Wing RAAF No. 72 Wing RAAF No. 72 Wing RAAF No. 72 Wing RAAF No. 72 Wing RAAF
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aircraft attack	Vultee A-31 Vengeance
aircraft fighter	CAC Boomerang Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
battles	World War II * South West Pacific theatre (en)
branch	Royal Australian Air Force
caption	No. 72 Wing (en)

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