No. 77 Squadron RAAF
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<tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Service</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">RAAF</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">FEG</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Air Combat Group</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Parent Unit</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">81 Wing</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Role</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Air to Ground</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Motto</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Swift to Destroy</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Formed</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">March 16, 1942</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Base</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">RAAF Base Williamtown</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Aircraft</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">F/A-18</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" align="left" valign="top">Callsign</th><td colspan="2" valign="top">Despot(Single Ship) |
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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