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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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  • 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 Kittyhawks, remained at Merauke until February 1945. The wing headquarters returned to Australia that May, and disbanded the following month. (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 N.º 120, que chegou à asa em Maio de 1944 a operar aviões Kittyhawk, permaneceu em Merauke até Fevereiro de 1945. Em Maio o quartel-general da asa voltou para a Austrália, e no mês seguinte a asa foi dissolvida. (pt)
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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 (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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