No. 90 Wing RAAF
No. 90 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force wing that operated during the early years of the Malayan Emergency. Its purpose was to serve as an umbrella organisation for the RAAF units deployed in the conflict. The wing was established in July 1950 and headquartered at Changi, on the east coast of Singapore. It was disbanded in December 1952, leaving No. 1 Squadron to carry on as the sole RAAF unit in the Malaya air campaign.
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No. 90 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force wing that operated during the early years of the Malayan Emergency. Its purpose was to serve as an umbrella organisation for the RAAF units deployed in the conflict. The wing was established in July 1950 and headquartered at Changi, on the east coast of Singapore. It was disbanded in December 1952, leaving No. 1 Squadron to carry on as the sole RAAF unit in the Malaya air campaign until its withdrawal in July 1958. No. 1 Squadron flew Avro Lincolns, and No. 38 Squadron flew Douglas C-47 Dakotas. The Linclns generally conducted area bombing missions, as well as precision strikes, to harass communist insurgents. The Dakodas were tasked with airlifting cargo, VIPs, troops and casualties, aswell as courier flights and supply drops. The RAF provided base support facilities, including messing and accommodation, including accommodation and messing.
No 90 Wing was established at Richmond, New South Wales, on 10 July 1950, under the command of Group Captain Paddy Heffernan, and established the headquarters at Changi on 22 July. It operated singly and in formations, sometimes in concert with RAF bombers. It would have been possible to commit a squadron of eight Douglas C.47 Dakota transports and a flight of four to six Avro Lincoln heavy bombers, but the British Air Ministry wanted the Australian squadrons attached to an RAF wing. The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal George Jones, was mindful of repeating the experience of World War II, when RAAF. units and personnel based in Britain had been absorbed by the RAF, rather than operating as a national group.
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