No. 14 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF

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No. 14 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF was a maintenance unit of the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Aircraft Repairs undertaken upon 1.2 Locations 1.3 Commanding Officers 2 References

[edit] History

Formed at Mount Druitt Aerodrome at Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia on 21 July 1943.

The unit was disbanded on 30 October 1945.

[edit] Aircraft Repairs undertaken upon

• Bristol Beaufort
• Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk
• de Havilland Tiger Moth
• Lockheed Ventura
• CAC Wirraway

[edit] Locations

• Mount Druitt Aerodrome - 21 July 1943
• Pell Airfield - 19 March 1944
• Livingstone Airfield - 13 April 1944
• Ross River Aerodrome - 23 May 1944
• Woodstock Aerodrome - 8 October 1944
• Morotai Airfield - 12 March 1945

[edit] Commanding Officers

• Squadron Leader R.H. Foord - 3 August 1943
• Squadron Leader N.B. Tamlyn - 16 August 1943
• Squadron Leader O. Doutch - 19 October 1943
• Squadron Leader N.S. Lake - August 1945

[edit] References

• Units of the Royal Australian Air Force - A Concise History, Volume 1. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0644427922.