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No. 78 Wing is the Royal Australian Air Force's fast jet training wing. The Wing was first formed in 1943 and operated Kittyhawk fighters in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Comprising No. 75, No. 78 and No. 80 Squadrons, it formed part of the First Tactical Air Force. Following the war No. 78 Wing became the first wing in the RAAF to equip with jet aircraft when it took delivery of Vampire fighters. No. 78 Wing was based at RAAF Base Butterworth in Malaysia from 1958 until the Wing's disbandment in 1967. No. 78 Wing was reformed in 2000 as a training wing and currently comprises No. 76 Squadron, No. 79 Squadron, and No. 2 Operation Conversion Unit and No. 278 Squadron.