No. 76 Squadron RAAF
No. 76 Squadron RAAF No. 76 Squadron's crest Active 1942–1948 1949–1955 1960–1973 1989–current Country Australia Branch Royal Australian Air Force Part of No. 78 Wing, Air Combat Group Current base RAAF Base Williamtown Engagements World War II Commanders Notable commanders Peter Jeffrey (1942) Peter Turnbull (1942) Keith Truscott (1942–1943) Aircraft flown Fighter P-40 Kittyhawk (1942–1945) P-51 Mustang 1945–1951) de Havilland Vampire (1951–1955, 1960–1961) CAC Sabre (1961–1968) Dassault Mirage III (1968–1973) Reconnaissance CAC Winjeel (1989–1995) Pilatus PC-9 (1995–2002) Trainer Aermacchi MB-326 (1989–2000) Hawk 127 (2000–current) No. 76 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flight training squadron. Established in 1942, it operated P-40 Kittyhawk fighter aircraft in the South West Pacific theatre during World War II. Following the end of hostilities it re-equipped with P-51 Mustangs and formed part of Austra...