No. 77 Squadron RAAF
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| Service | RAAF | ||
| FEG | Air Combat Group | ||
| Parent Unit | 81 Wing | ||
| Role | Air to Ground | ||
| Motto | Swift to Destroy | ||
| Formed | March 16, 1942 | ||
| Base | RAAF Base Williamtown | ||
| Aircraft | F/A-18 | ||
| Callsign | Despot(Single Ship) Shogun(Multi Ship) Spectre(Multi Ship) Viking(Multi Ship) |
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No. 77 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron. The Squadron was first formed in 1942 and currently operates F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from RAAF Base Williamtown.
The Squadron has seen combat in the Second World War, Korean War and Malayan Emergency. A detachment from the squadron provided air defence to Diego Garcia during the US-lead liberation of Afghanistan.
[edit] Primary Mission
77 Squadron (77SQN) provides protection to the air and sea approaches to the Australian mainland.
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