Question: What is one of the nearest town to the base where "No. 26 Squadron RAAF" was headquartered?
Context: RAAF Base Williamtown (IATA: NTL, ICAO: YWLM) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military air base located 8 NM north of the coastal city of Newcastle (27 km by road) in the local government area of Port Stephens, in New South Wales, Australia.  The base serves as the headquarters to both the Air Combat Group and the Surveillance and Response Group of the RAAF.  The military base shares its runway facilities with Newcastle Airport.  The nearest towns are Raymond Terrace, located 8 km west of the base and Medowie, 6.8 km , north of the base, which is home to many of the base's staff. No. 12 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) general purpose, bomber and transport squadron.  The squadron was formed in 1939 and saw combat in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II.  From 1941 to 1943, it mainly conducted maritime patrols off northern Australia.  The squadron was based at Merauke in western New Guinea from November 1943 to July 1944, when it was withdrawn from operations.  After being re-equipped, it operated as a heavy bomber unit from February 1945 until the end of the war.  The squadron continued in this role until it was redesignated No. 1 Squadron RAAF in February 1948.  The squadron was reformed in 1973 to operate transport helicopters but was again disbanded in 1989. Russell Brown is an Australian author and former school teacher.  He is the author of "Desert Warriors: Australian P-40 Pilots at War in the Middle East and North Africa, 1941-1943", dealing primarily with No. 3 Squadron RAAF and No. 450 Squadron RAAF. William Lloyd Brill, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} & Bar (17May 1916 – 12October 1964) was a senior officer and bomber pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).  Born in the Riverina district of New South Wales, he was a farmer and a member of the Militia before joining the RAAF in 1940.  After training in Australia and Canada, he was posted to Britain in 1941 to take part in the air war over Europe.  Brill first saw combat with No. 460 Squadron RAAF, flying Vickers Wellington medium bombers.  He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in May 1942 for attacking a target after his plane was badly damaged by anti-aircraft fire.  Following assignment as an instructor with the Royal Air Force (RAF), he returned to the bombing campaign in January 1944 as a flight commander with No. 463 Squadron RAAF, flying Avro Lancaster heavy bombers. No. 456 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) night fighter squadron, operational over Europe during World War II.  Formed in mid-1941, the squadron was the RAAF's only night fighter squadron.  It was also the first RAAF unit to use a roundel featuring a red kangaroo in a blue circle, on some parts of its aircraft.  While this insignia was unofficial and the squadron's main markings conformed to the RAF roundels used by British and other Commonwealth units, it inspired the post-war roundel used by the RAAF. RAAF Base Amberley (ICAO: YAMB) is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) military airbase located 8 km southwest of Ipswich, Queensland in Australia and 50 km southwest of Brisbane.  It is currently home to No. 1 Squadron and No. 6 Squadron (operating the F/A-18F Super Hornet), No. 33 Squadron (taking delivery of the Airbus KC-30A) and No. 36 Squadron (operating the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III jet transport).  Amberley is also home to Army units making up the 9th Force Support Battalion (9FSB).  Located on 1600 ha , RAAF Amberley is the largest operational base in the RAAF, employing over 5,000 uniformed and civilian personnel.  There are a variety of other formations on the base such as training colleges and maintenance areas.  Amberley's largest squadron in terms of personnel is No. 382 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron RAAF (ECSS) providing both garrison and deployed combat support.  Amberley was one of only two airfields in Australia (the other being Darwin International Airport) that were listed as a Transoceanic Abort (TOA) landing site for the Space Shuttle.  Amberley is currently undergoing a A$64 million dollar re-development program.  The RAAF has plans to have Amberley operating as its "superbase" with flights of F/A-18F Super Hornets, F-35 Lightning II, KC-30A, C-17 Globemaster.  No. 35 Squadron (Operating C-27J Spartan) is planned to move to the base from RAAF Base Richmond after it is fully equipped with the C-27J. No. 26 (City of Newcastle) Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force reserve squadron, headquartered at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales, Australia.  The squadron's role is to provide trained personnel to regular RAAF units during operations.  It was formed on 1 July 1981 and is responsible for air force reservists in the Hunter Region of New South Wales. No. 27 Squadron RAAF is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) reserve and ground support squadron located at RAAF Base Townsville, Queensland.  The squadron was formed on 1 July 1981 to recruit and train RAAF reservists in the Townsville area and in July 2010 took on the additional role of providing support services to RAAF Base Townsville. No. 463 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force heavy bomber squadron during World War II.  The squadron was formed in the United Kingdom in late 1943 from personnel and aircraft allocated from No. 467 Squadron RAAF.  The squadron was equipped with Avro Lancaster bombers and flew its first raids on Germany immediately after being formed.  Operating as part of RAF Bomber Command No. 463 Squadron conducted raids against cities, industrial facilities and military targets in Germany, France and Norway throughout 1944 and until the end of the war in May 1945.  Following the war, the squadron evacuated Allied prisoners of war from Europe until it was disbanded in late 1945. No. 466 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) bomber squadron during World War II.  Formed in the United Kingdom in late 1942, the squadron undertook combat operations in Europe until the end of the war, flying heavy bomber aircraft.  Following the conclusion of hostilities with Germany, the squadron began retraining to undertake operations in the Pacific against the Japanese, but the war came to an end before it left the UK.  In late 1945, the squadron was disbanded.
Answer: Raymond Terrace