RAAF Base Wagga
RAAF Base Wagga Wagga Wagga Airport |
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RAAF Wagga Coat of Arms
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Entry to RAAF Base Wagga Wagga
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IATA: WGA – ICAO: YSWG | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Department of Defence | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Wagga Wagga City Council | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Location | Forest Hill, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 724 ft / 221 m | ||||||||||||||
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Website | www.wagga.nsw.gov.au | ||||||||||||||
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Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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RAAF Base Wagga (formerly RAAF Base Forest Hill)[2] is located 5.8 nautical miles (10.7 km; 6.7 mi) southeast[1] of the New South Wales town of Wagga Wagga, in the suburb of Forest Hill.
The Royal Australian Air Force no longer controls the airfield which, although still owned by the Commonwealth of Australia, is currently leased to the Wagga Wagga City Council. Although military aircraft still use it, the airfield is now called Wagga Wagga Airport.[3]
Until the start of 2008, the base belonged to the Air Force's Ground Training Wing. It is now home to Headquarters RAAF College (RAAFCOL) and to the No 1 Recruit Training Unit (1RTU), the Air Force's basic recruit training school.[4]
The base continues to be the main ground training base for airmen and airwomen of the technical, administration and logistics trades, as well as the location for initial courses for Administration and Logistics officers. The main postgraduate promotion courses are also conducted at the base. In addition, Air Force, Army and Navy personnel undertake technical airworthiness training at the RAAF School of Technical Training (RAAFSTT). Also, 3 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets uses RAAF Base Wagga to hold its biannual promotion courses (January and July).
While no flying squadrons are based at Wagga, a number of decommissioned RAAF and Army aircraft, including a GAF Nomad[5] and several Aermacchi MB-326 airframes have been allocated to RAAFSTT for use as ground training aids and remain on site.[6] The unit also acquired three Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner airframes in 1999 which were found to in 2005 contain asbestos, raising concerns about hazardous exposure by military instructors, trainees and civilian staff.[7]
Units
Unit short name | Full name | Force Element Group |
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HQRAAFCOL | Headquarters RAAF College | Air Force Training Group |
CSU-WAG | Combat Support Unit Wagga | Combat Support Group |
RAAFSTT | RAAF School of Technical Training | Air Force Training Group |
RAAFSALT | RAAF School of Administration and Logistics Training | Air Force Training Group |
SPS | School of Postgraduate Studies | Air Force Training Group |
1RTU | No 1 Recruit Training Unit | Air Force Training Group |
Aircraft on display
The aircraft located next to the RAAF Wagga Heritage Centre, they are not officially part of the heritage centre but are officially part of RAAF Base Wagga as gate guardians.
- Dassault Mirage III, located as a gate guardian at RAAF Base Wagga in the 1980s.[8][9]
- CAC Sabre
- CAC Winjeel
- Gloster Meteor
- English Electric Canberra, which flew during the Vietnam War and located as a gate guardian at RAAF Base Wagga in the 1980s.[8]
Gate guardians
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A3-41 Dassault Mirage III after the completion of the restoration work.jpg
A3-41 Dassault Mirage III in No. 77 Squadron RAAF livery.
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CAC Winjeel CA25-03 A85-403 - RAAF Base Wagga (01).jpg
CAC Winjeel CA25-03 A85-403
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Gloster Meteor A77-871 WK791 F8 - RAAF Base Wagga (01).jpg
A77-871 (WK791) Gloster Meteor F 8
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A84-235 English Electric Canberra Mk 20 in No. 2 Squadron RAAF livery.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 YSWG – Wagga Wagga (PDF). AIP En Route Supplement from Airservices Australia, effective 3 March 2016, Aeronautical Chart
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- ↑ 1RTU was relocated from RAAF Base Edinburgh.[when?]
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