wing raaf wing royal_australian_air_force raaf wing world war formed december led group captain wing comprised squadrons establishment flying mitchell bombers heavy fighters wing took new_guinea eventually transferring dutch_east_indies allies advanced northward end pacific war wing attached nos netherlands squadrons flying transferred late returned australia disbanded following year headquarters disbanded october soon end hostilities history wing established november combat units consisted nos squadrons flying light reconnaissance bombers squadron long range fighters netherlands squadron mitchell medium bombers wing commanded group captain dutch personnel called charles operating auspices nwa darwin wing participated new_guinea march april attacked japanese shipping bombed daily basis prelude invasions organised large raid april consisting thirty force destroyed town barracks fuel result earned personal air vice marshal king cole day allied landings april daylight raid ground assault met little opposition credited air bombardment leading nos squadrons attacked japanese positions squadron withdrawn combat equip wing light medium bombers suffered lack suitable targets airfields forward areas refuel squadron returned operations june month squadron flew sorties damaging japanese airfields shipping area lost commanding officer anti aircraft fire raid june july wing supported allied attack squadron wing active unit flying sorties september attacked japanese shipping infrastructure lost aircraft crewmen killed squadron leader son manager end month mitchell missions hold replacement crews trained late plans transfer wing undertake operations japanese wing composition nos squadrons operating netherlands east indies squadron operating squadron transferred wing australian tactical air force december month group captain posted replaced group captain weather hampered wing activities january squadron withdrawn queensland equip squadron flying taking anti shipping missions squadron accounted half thirty enemy vessels sunk wing february similar ratio sunk following month wing operations cut march preparations transfer bay april available aircraft nos squadrons ordered join wing assault japanese convoy included cruiser late rendezvous limit range attacked convoy regardless claimed direct hits loss despite anti aircraft fire cruiser ships frontal attacks enemy fighters allied submarines sank damaged day wing proposed cancelled netherlands government requested squadrons operate dutch_east_indies squadron transferred wing mitchell squadrons ordered borneo command july wing relocated leaving squadron control pacific war ended august joined wing raaf personnel borneo australia disbanded october following month squadron reassigned squadron returned australia december disbanding squadrons raaf operate war
No. 79 Wing RAAF