page_title: No. 75 Squadron RAAF
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: No. 75 Squadron RAAF / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk IA of 75th Squadron RAAF, which F/O Geoff Atherton flew over New Guinea in August 1942 Čeština: Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk.IA od 75. perutě RAAF, na kterém v srpnu 1942 létal F/O Geoff Atherton na Nové Guineji
context_page_description: No. 75 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force fighter unit based at RAAF Base Tindal in the Northern Territory. The squadron was formed in 1942 and saw extensive action in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II, operating P-40 Kittyhawks. It was disbanded in 1948, but reformed the following year and operated jet aircraft throughout the Cold War. The squadron was based at Malta from 1952 to 1954, flying de Havilland Vampires, and Malaysia from 1968 to 1983, with Dassault Mirage IIIs, before returning to Australia.
  The squadron was re-equipped with F/A-18 Hornet fighters and moved to RAAF Base Tindal in 1988. It was placed on alert to support the Australian-led INTERFET peacekeeping deployment to East Timor in 1999, and saw combat in 2003 as part of the Australian contribution to the invasion of Iraq and in 2015 during the military intervention against ISIL.
caption: Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk IA of No. 75 Squadron RAAF, which Flying Officer Geoff Atherton flew over New Guinea in August 1942
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