No. 300 Group RAF
military unit
No. 300 Group (300 Gp) was a Royal Air Force group of the Second World War. It was formed in Australia in late 1944 as No. 300 Wing with the role of providing air transport for the British Pacific Fleet (BPF), and was redesignated as a group in April 1945. It transported BPF supplies and personnel around Australia and to the fleet's forward bases in the Philippines and Manus Island. The group was disbanded in April 1946.
History
During early stages of the planning to deploy the British Pacific Fleet, it was decided that it needed to be supported by a dedicated force of transport aircraft. These aircraft would give the fleet a means of rapidly transporting personnel, essential supplies and mail.
No. 300 Wing RAF was established at Mascot Airport in Sydney in November 1944.
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