No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF

A patient being loaded on a No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit aircraft in Scily in September 1943

No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit was a Royal Australian Air Force air ambulance unit of World War II. The Unit was formed in February 1941 and was disbanded in June 1944 after seeing action in the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II.

History

No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit was formed on 15 February 1941 at RAAF Base Laverton and was equipped with three de Havilland DH-86 aircraft. The Unit left Australia for the Middle East in April 1941 and began flying from Gaza in August 1941. The Unit supported Commonwealth units during the North African Campaign and Tunisia campaign from December 1941 until the end of the Tunisia campaign in May 1943. No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit was expanded and reequipped with 11 Bristol Bombay aircraft in February 1943. From July 1943 the Unit supported the Allied invasion of Sicily and deployed to Italy in September 1943 to participate in the Italian Campaign.

Due to the availability of larger and faster medical evacuation aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces and the Bombays mechanical problems No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit was withdrawn from service and flew its last evacuation mission in November 1943. The Unit embarked for Australia in late February 1944 and was disbanded in Australia on 27 June 1944.

References

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

Military units and formations of the Royal Australian Air Force
Group	World War II No. 1 Group RAAF No. 1 (Training) Group RAAF No. 2 Group RAAF No. 2 (Training) Group RAAF No. 4 (Maintenance) Group RAAF No. 5 (Maintenance) Group RAAF No. 9 (Operational) Group RAAF No. 10 (Operational) Group RAAF No. 11 Group RAAF Force Element Group Aerospace Operational Support Group RAAF Air Combat Group RAAF Air Force Training Group RAAF Air Lift Group RAAF Air Mobility Group RAAF Combat Support Group RAAF Maritime Patrol Group RAAF Strike Reconnaissance Group RAAF Surveillance and Control Group RAAF Surveillance and Response Group RAAF Tactical Fighter Group RAAF Tactical Transport Group RAAF
Wing	No. 1 Wing RAAF No. 21 Wing RAAF No. 22 Wing RAAF No. 24 Wing RAAF No. 34 Wing RAAF No. 41 Wing RAAF No. 42 Wing RAAF No. 44 Wing RAAF No. 61 Wing RAAF No. 62 Wing RAAF No. 71 Wing RAAF No. 72 Wing RAAF No. 73 Wing RAAF No. 75 Wing RAAF No. 76 Wing RAAF No. 77 Wing RAAF No. 78 Wing RAAF No. 79 Wing RAAF No. 80 Wing RAAF No. 81 Wing RAAF No. 82 Wing RAAF No. 83 Wing RAAF No. 84 Wing RAAF No. 85 Wing RAAF No. 86 Wing RAAF No. 90 Wing RAAF No. 91 Wing RAAF No. 92 Wing RAAF No. 95 Wing RAAF No. 96 Wing RAAF No. 301 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 302 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 303 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 304 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 305 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 306 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 307 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 321 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 322 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 323 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 324 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 325 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 326 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 327 Air Base Wing RAAF No. 395 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing RAAF No. 396 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing RAAF No. 501 Wing RAAF No. 503 Wing RAAF
Squadron	No. 1 Squadron RAAF No. 2 Squadron RAAF No. 3 Squadron RAAF No. 4 Squadron RAAF No. 5 Squadron RAAF No. 6 Squadron RAAF No. 7 Squadron RAAF No. 8 Squadron RAAF No. 9 Squadron RAAF No. 10 Squadron RAAF No. 11 Squadron RAAF No. 12 Squadron RAAF No. 13 Squadron RAAF No. 14 Squadron RAAF No. 15 Squadron RAAF No. 20 Squadron RAAF No. 21 Squadron RAAF No. 22 Squadron RAAF No. 23 Squadron RAAF No. 24 Squadron RAAF No. 25 Squadron RAAF No. 26 Squadron RAAF No. 27 Squadron RAAF No. 28 Squadron RAAF No. 29 Squadron RAAF No. 30 Squadron RAAF No. 31 Squadron RAAF No. 32 Squadron RAAF No. 33 Squadron RAAF No. 34 Squadron RAAF No. 35 Squadron RAAF No. 36 Squadron RAAF No. 37 Squadron RAAF No. 38 Squadron RAAF No. 40 Squadron RAAF No. 41 Squadron RAAF No. 42 Squadron RAAF No. 43 Squadron RAAF No. 60 Squadron RAAF No. 66 Squadron RAAF No. 67 Squadron RAAF No. 68 (Reserve) Squadron RAAF No. 69 (Reserve) Squadron RAAF No. 71 Squadron RAAF No. 73 Squadron RAAF No. 75 Squadron RAAF No. 76 Squadron RAAF No. 77 Squadron RAAF No. 78 Squadron RAAF No. 79 Squadron RAAF No. 80 Squadron RAAF No. 82 Squadron RAAF No. 83 Squadron RAAF No. 84 Squadron RAAF No. 85 Squadron RAAF No. 86 Squadron RAAF No. 87 Squadron RAAF No. 92 Squadron RAAF No. 93 Squadron RAAF No. 94 Squadron RAAF No. 99 Squadron RAAF No. 100 Squadron RAAF No. 102 Squadron RAAF No. 107 Squadron RAAF No. 292 Squadron RAAF RAAF Squadron Berlin Air Lift Fighter Squadron RAAF Rescue and Communication Squadron RAAF Seaplane Squadron RAAF RAAF University Squadrons
Flight	Air ambulance units No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF No. 2 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF Air-sea rescue flights No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF No. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF No. 113 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF No. 114 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF No. 115 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF Air observation post flights No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF No. 17 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF Communication units No. 1 Communication Unit RAAF No. 2 Communication Unit RAAF No. 3 Communication Unit RAAF No. 4 Communication Unit RAAF No. 5 Communication Unit RAAF No. 6 Communication Unit RAAF No. 7 Communication Unit RAAF No. 8 Communication Unit RAAF No. 9 Communication Unit RAAF No. 10 Communication Unit RAAF No. 11 Communication Unit RAAF No. 12 Communication Unit RAAF No. 13 Communication Unit RAAF No. 30 Transport Unit RAAF Forward air control flights No. 4 Forward Air Control Flight RAAF Forward Air Control Development Unit RAAF Transport flights No. 9 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF No. 12 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF No. 33 Flight RAAF No. 200 Flight RAAF Governor-General's Flight RAAF RAAF Transport Flight (Japan) RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam Transport Support Flight RAAF Transport Flight Butterworth RAAF Miscellaneous flights No. 1 Long Range Flight RAAF No. 5 Flight RAAF No. 101 Flight RAAF No. 201 Flight RAAF Antarctic Flight RAAF Lincoln Conversion Flight RAAF Seaplane Training Flight RAAF Survey Flight RAAF Target Towing and Special Duties Flight RAAF RAAF Washington Flying Unit
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