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No. 90 Wing RAAF

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/July 10, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 20:41, 22 June 2016 (UTC)



No. 90 (Composite) Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing that operated during the early years of the Malayan Emergency. Its purpose was to serve as an umbrella organisation for the RAAF units deployed in the conflict, No. 1 (Bomber) Squadron, flying Avro Lincolns, and No. 38 (Transport) Squadron, flying Douglas C-47 Dakotas. The wing was established on 10 July 1950 and headquartered at Changi, on the east coast of Singapore. No. 1 Squadron operated from Tengah, in Singapore's west. No. 38 Squadron was based at Changi and, from April 1951 to February 1952, at Kuala Lumpur in central Malaya. Following No. 38 Squadron's departure in December 1952, No. 90 Wing was disbanded, leaving No. 1 Squadron to carry on as the sole RAAF unit in the campaign until its withdrawal to Australia in July 1958.
 * Most recent similar article(s): No. 77 Squadron RAAF on 3 June
 * Main editors: Ian Rose
 * Promoted: 8 April 2016
 * Reasons for nomination: Date connection but just a placeholder for another hopefully soon-to-be-promoted MilHist article per discussion with Brian
 * Support as nominator. Ian Rose (talk) 14:53, 19 June 2016 (UTC)