Description

Description: Squadron Patch – RAAF Base Edinburgh.

Condition: Near Mint

Comments: Squadron Patch – RAAF Base Edinburgh.

Worn by airmen who were posted to the RAAF Base Edinburgh.

RAAF Base Edinburgh is located in Edinburgh, 25km north of the centre of Adelaide.

It is primarily home to No 92 Wing’s AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft that conduct surveillance operations throughout Australia’s airspace.

Aerospace Operational Support Group (AOSG) conducts research and development on aircraft and weapons through the flight test squadron, ARDU, and conducts a wide range of Defence systems test and evaluation activities at the Woomera Test Range (WTR), controlled through Headquarters Woomera Test Range (HQWTR), a Wing-level agency unit within AOSG.

RAAF Base Edinburgh is also home to No. 87 Squadron, Air Force Intelligence, and over the course of 2010-2011 became home for 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and some smaller units.