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Forward Air Control Development Unit RAAF
An FACDU Pilatus PC-9A at Canberra Airport in 2008A FACDU Pilatus PC-9A at Canberra Airport in 2008
Active2002–2009
CountryAustralia
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
RoleTraining
Part ofNo. 82 Wing
BaseRAAF Base Williamtown
Aircraft flown
TrainerPC-9
Military unit

The Forward Air Control Development Unit (FACDU) was a Royal Australian Air Force unit tasked with providing training in forward air control to RAAF pilots. It was formed in 2002 from No. 76 Squadron's C Flight and was merged with the RAAF Special Tactics Project on 3 July 2009 to form No. 4 Squadron.

References

  1. "Air Combat group set to fly". RAAF News. September 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  2. Allard, Tom (17 March 2008). "New squadron will aim to cut civilian deaths". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
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