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No. 86 Wing Dakotas during a fly-past in 1952
No. 86 Wing Dakotas during a fly-past in 1952

No. 86 Wing is a Royal Australian Air Force Transport Wing which is currently based at RAAF Richmond, New South Wales. The Wing was formed in August 1946 and originally comprised 36, 37 and 38 Squadrons, flying C-47 Dakotas. Although No. 86 Wing was disbanded in 1964 it was reformed in February 1987 to command the RAAF's medium transport aircraft squadrons and currently comprises the same flying units with which it was formed in 1946.