No. 14 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF

No. 14 Repair & Salvage Unit RAAF was a maintenance unit of the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.

History

Formed at Mount Druitt Aerodrome at Mount Druitt, New South Wales, Australia on 21 July 1943.

The unit was disbanded on 30 October 1945.

Aircraft Repairs undertaken upon

• Bristol Beaufort
• Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk
• de Havilland Tiger Moth
• Lockheed Ventura
• CAC Wirraway

Locations

• Mount Druitt Aerodrome - 21 July 1943
• Pell Airfield - 19 March 1944
• Livingstone Airfield - 13 April 1944
• Ross River Aerodrome - 23 May 1944
• Woodstock Aerodrome - 8 October 1944
• Morotai Airfield - 12 March 1945

Commanding Officers

• Squadron Leader R.H. Foord - 3 August 1943
• Squadron Leader N.B. Tamlyn - 16 August 1943
• Squadron Leader O. Doutch - 19 October 1943
• Squadron Leader N.S. Lake - August 1945

References

• RAAF Historical Section. Units of the Royal Australian Air Force - A Concise History, Volume 1. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-42792-2.