No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF

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A No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit Tiger Moth aircraft following the Japanese surrender
A No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit Tiger Moth aircraft following the Japanese surrender

No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit was a Royal Australian Air Force air transport unit of World War II. The Unit was formed at Aitape, New Guinea on 18 April 1945 to undertake the local air supply of Australian Army units in New Guinea. The Unit was equipped with a mix of Avro Anson, Bristol Beaufort and Tiger Moth aircraft and conducted supply and casualty evacuation flights until the end of the war. Following the war No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit conducted courier flights to various locations in New Guinea until it was disbanded on 6 March 1946.

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  • RAAF Historical Section (1995), Units of the Royal Australian Air Force. A Concise History. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
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