WWII Military Units,
HistoryNT,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Date
0000-00-00,
Location
Darwin,
Nation of service
Australia,
Service
Air Force,
Service branch
Transport,
Unit
37 Squadron,
Parent unit
84 Wing,
Date arrived in NT
1943-07-15,
Date left the NT
1948-02-24,
History
The Squadron was formed at Laverton in Victoria 15 July 1943 and equipped with Lockheed Lodestars. As a transport unit it had a regular route to Perth and back via Darwin. When additional aircraft arrived they added routine courier flights to Alice Springs 3 times a week. These flights carried urgent aircraft spares and personnel required elsewhere. At the beginning of 1945 the aircraft were replaced with Douglas Dakota C-47's. The Unit was disbanded on 24 February 1948.,
Second World War, 1939-1945,
Royal Australian Air Force,
Douglas Dakota C-47,
Lockheed Lodestar C-60,
84 Wing,
Air Force,
Australia,
37 Squadron,
84 Wing,