RAAF CALLSIGNS and their SQNs and AEROPLANES

***HFCS GPN & DISCRETE FREQUENCIES 
***RAAF CALLSIGNS AND THEIR CORRESPONDING AIRCRAFT, SQN AND UHF FREQS
***COMPLETE LISTING OF AUS MILITARY AIRFIELDS, THEIR LOC. IDENTS AND OPS FREQS

These are the current RAAF callsigns and their corresponding aircraft, squadron and ops frequency. A brief description of the aircraft and the locations and freqs of the sqns are listed at the bottom.
LAST UPDATED 7/10/05

A

CALLSIGN AEROPLANE TYPE SQN OPS FREQ
       
ADDER HORNET    
AIR FORCE USAF    
ALBATROSS IROQUOIS    
ALLADIN MACCHI/PC9    
AMBER HORNET    
ANSON MACCHI    
APACHE HORNET   376.600
ARMY VARIOUS    
ASCOT RAF    
AUSSIE VARIOUS RAAF    

B

BACKDUCK CARIBOU    
BADGER IROQUOIS    
BALDOCK LEARJET    
BARON HORNET 3 SQN F/A 18A ONLY  
BARA NOMAD    
BASSETT IROQUOIS    
BEUFORT KING AIR 32 SQN HERCULES  
BEAGLE IROQUOIS    
BEAR F111C    
BEARCAT PC9    
BERTHA VARIOUS RAAF    
BISON CARIBOU    
BLACK MACCHI    
BLACKBIRD HORNET    
BLACKHAWK BLACKHAWK    
BLACKKNIGHT BLACKHAWK    
BLUE MACCHI    
BREWSTER MACCHI    
BRONCO BLACKHAWK    
BOOMER CARIBOU    
BOXCAR VARIOUS RAAF    
BOXKITE VARIOUS RAAF    
BROLGA CARIBOU    
BROWN MACCHI    
BRUMBY CARIBOU    
BUCK F111C    
BUCKSHOT F111C 1 SQN  
BUFFALO BLACKHAWK    
BUSH CARIBOU    
BUSHRANGER CARIBOU    
BUZZARD F111C    

C

CAMEL WINJEEL    
CANTER HERCULES    
CANNON F111C    
CARBINE F111C    
CASTLE 707 TANKER    
CAVALIER VARIOUS RAAF    
CENTRAL PC9 CFS  
CHARGER HERCULES    
CHARLIE PC9/MACCHI    
CHEETAH MACCHI    
CHIEFTAIN PC9    
CHOPPER BELL 412    
CLASSIC HORNET    
CLAW F111C    
COASTWATCH VARIOUS RAAF    
COBRA HORNET   324.400
COBWEB LEARJET    
COLT F111C    
CONDOR HORNET    
CONSORT FALCON    
CORSAIR PC9    
COUGAR HORNET    
CRUISER BLACKHAWK    
CUTLASS F111C    

D

DAGGER WINJEEL    
DASH F111C    
DEFENCE DAKOTA    
DELTA VARIOUS RAAF    
DEMON MACCHI    
DESPOT HORNET    
DESTRIER VARIOUS RAAF    
DEVIL MACCHI    
DINGO VARIOUS RAAF    
DIRK WINJEEL    
DIVER BLACKHAWK    
DRAGON 707 VIP & VARIOUS 33 SQN  

E

EAGLE BLACKHAWK    
EMU CARIBOU    
ENFIELD CARIBOU    
ENVOY FALCON 34 SQN  

F

FALCON F111C 6 SQN  
FANG F111C    
FAIRWAY MACCHI    
FIREBIRD MACCHI    
FURY MACCHI    

G

GARRETT VARIOUS RAAF    
GOLD MACCHI    
GREEN MACCHI    
GRIFFIN IROQUOIS    
GYPSY VARIOUS RAAF    

H

HARRIER IROQUOIS    
HAWK IROQUOIS    
HAWKEYE HORNET   238.200
HERITAGE MUSEUM    
HERO MACCHI    
HIPSHOT HORNET   254.800
HOMBURG HORNET    
HOODOO HORNET   382.000
HORNET VARIOUS/HORNET    
HOWLETTE HS.748    
HUDSON HS.748    
HUNTER HORNET   336.000
HYDRANT HORNET    

I

IRON CARIBOU    
IROQUOIS IROQUOIS    

J

JACKSON HORNET    

K

KING PC9    
KIOWA KIOWA    
KIWI RNZAF    
KIWI GOLD SKYHAWKS    
KIWI RED SKYHAWKS    
KIWI SILVER SKYHAWKS    

L

LAMBDA VARIOUS RAAF    
LANCER HORNET    
LEOPARD MACCHI    
LIFTER BLACKHAWK    
LION F111C    
LYNX MACCHI    

M

MAGNUM HORNET    
MAGPIE HORNET 75 SQN  
MANTA CARIBOU    
MAPLE HORNET 2 OCU  
MARINER ORION 292 SQN  
MARLIN VARIOUS RAAF    
MARSHAL HORNET    
MAVERICK HERCULES    
MENTOR WINJEEL    
MERLIN WINJEEL    
MINOR MACCHI    
MUSTANG PC9    

N

NAVY VARIOUS RAN    
NIKE F111C    
NOSTALGIA MUSEUM    

O

OGGY F111C    
OMEGA VARIOUS    
OXFORD VARIOUS    

P

PACER HERCULES    
PACK VARIOUS RAAF    
PANTHER MACCHI 76 SQN  
PEGASUS IROQUOIS    
PHANTOM MACCHI 79 SQN  
PISTOL F111C    
POLAIR POLICE    
PORTER PILATUS    
POSSUM SQUIRREL    
PUMA F111C    
PYTHON HORNET    

R

RAIDER HORNET   238.800
RAMP F111C    
RAMROD HORNET    
RANGER HORNET    
RAVEN PC9 77 SQN  
REDBACK LEARJET    
REGAL 707 ROYAL 33 SQN  
REGENT FALCON    
ROLLER WINJEEL    
ROULETTES PC9'S THE ROULETTES  

S

SABRE F111C    
SAVAGE F111C    
SCIMITAR F111C    
SEA LION ORION 292 SQN  
SEARCHER VARIOUS RAAF    
SIGMA F111C    
SINGA RSAF    
SHADOW HS.748/HERCULES    
SHARK ORION    
SHEPERD ORION 11 SQN , 92 WING  
SHOGUN HORNET 77 SQN 253.600
SHOT F111C    
SHRIKE IROQUOIS    
SILVER MACCHI    
SONIC F111C    
SPAD WINJEEL    
SPARROW HORNET    
SPECTRE HORNET    
SPIDER LEARJET    
SPITFIRE PC9    
SPUR F111C    
SQUIRREL SQUIRREL    
STALLION HERCULES 36 SQN  
STEEL CARIBOU    
STINGRAY HORNET    
STRIKER ORION 10 SQN, 92 WING OCU  
SWORD F111C    

T

TAIPAN VARIOUS RAAF    
TALON HORNET    
TANGO PC9    
TESTER TEST FLIGHT ARDU  
THETA VARIOUS RAAF    
THUNDER HERCULES    
TIGER SEA KING/HORNET    
TORCH HS.748    
TORNADO HERCULES    
TOXIN HORNET    
TRIDENT HORNET    
TRIPOD HORNET    
TROJAN C130J-30 (HERCULES) 37 SQN  

V

VALIANT PC9    
VAMPIRE PC9    
VANGUARD CARIBOU    
VANTAGE PC9    
VANGEANCE PC9    
VIPER PC9 2 FTS  
VIXEN PC9    
VOODOO PC9    
VULCAN PC9    

W

WALLABY CARIBOU 35 SQN  
WARHORSE VARIOUS RAAF    
WARLOCK HORNET   380.000
WEDGE IROQUOIS    
WEREWOLF F111C    
WHEELER BLACKHAWK    
WHIPTAIL CARIBOU    
WHITE MACCHI    
WINDSOR 707 VIP 33 SQN  
WINDSOR CASTLE 707 TANKER    
WINJEEL WINJEEL    
WISDOM HS.748    
WIZARD CARIBOU    
WOLF F111C    
WOMBAT CARIBOU 38 SQN  

Y

YELLOW MACCHI    

Z

ZULU HORNET   288.600

Aeroplane Descriptions

CARIBOU: Transport (passangers) twin-prop.

DAKOTA: DOUGLAS C-47/DC.3 - NOW OUT OF SERVICE

F/A 18 HORNET - The current top Aus fighter jet. 2 types, the single & double seat versions. The Aus model is one of the only ones to be equipped with HF radio onboard. PIC1 | PIC2 (Pictures courtesy RAAF)

FALCON: DA90 FALCON - passanger jet. Is to be replaced with CHALLANGER 604 and modified BOEING BBJ 737-700's.

F111C: Self explanitory, but for the layman a Bomber/Fighter jet. PIC 1 | PIC 2 (Pictures courtesy RAAF)

HERCULES - Also, self explanitory.

HS.748 - Twin-prop cargo carrier.

MACCHI: AERMACCHI MB 326H - 2 seat turbojet trainer. Is currently being replaced with  the HAWK A27.

NOMAD: G.A.F NOMAD N22 - 2 prop utility transport.

ORION: LOCKHEED P3 ORION - 4 prop submarine-hunter. A real beast.

PC9: PILATUS PC9 - Turboprop 2 seat trainer (V/UHF only, no HF onboard)

SEAHAWK: SIKORSKY S-70B SKYHAWK - Anti-sub helicopter.

SEAKING: WESTLAND HAS.50 SEAKING - Anti-sub and S/R helicopter.

707: BOEING 707 - VIP & strategic transport. Also used as mid-air re-fulling tanker.

SKYHAWK: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS A4 - 1 seat Fighter/Bomber. Previously used as RAAF trainer after years of active service. Now only used by RNZAF.

SQUIRREL: EUROCOPTER AS.350 - 4-6 seat utility helicopter.

WINJEEL: C.A.C WINJEEL - 2/3 seat prop trainer - NOW OUT OF SERVICE

Squadron Locations

SQN LOCATION OPS FREQS MAINTAINANCE FREQS
ARDU AEROSPACE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT UNIT    
1 SQN AMBERLY 393.700  
2 FTS FLIGHT TRAINING SCHOOL    
2 OCU WILLIAMTOWN (TRAINING FOR F/A-18) 361.600 398.350 
3 SQN WILLIAMTOWN (ONLY F/A-18A) 301.100 392.800 
6 SQN AMBERLY 395.350  
10 SQN EDINBURGH (92 OCU WING) 361.600 268.800
11 SQN EDINBURGH (92 WING) 362.700 268.800
32 SQN EAST SALE    
33 SQN RICHMOND 261.700 269.200
34 SQN FAURBAIRN (ACT) 361.600 129.650
35 SQN RICHMOND 261.700 269.200
36 SQN RICHMOND 261.700 269.200
37 SQN RICHMOND 261.700 269.200
38 SQN AMBERLY 392.450  
75 SQN TINDAL (THE MAGPIES!!) 392.800, 364.600 275.800, 257.600 
76 SQN WILLIAMTOWN 135.650 273.200 
77 SQN WILLIAMTOWN 311.600 395.025 
79 SQN PEARCE 361.600  
292 SQN EDINBURGH (92 OCU WING) 361.600  

VISIT THESE SQN's AT www.raaf.gov.au

WILLIAMTOWN BASE FREQUENCIES

CHANNEL FREQUENCY USER
1 394.400 Surface Movements Control Vehicle
2 393.700 Salt Ash Weapons Range - XMT2A
4 395.750 Security / Base Control Point
5 392.800 3 Squadron - XMT3A
6 395.525 ESN / SAR - PABX Tactical No. 1
7 395.925 Explosive Ordanance - EODF
8 392.450 Air Movements - XMT1B
9 395.350 76 Squadron - XMT2B
44 394.500 Head Quarters Air Command ( Exercise )
45 394.600 Head Quarters Air Command ( Exercise )
46 394.800 Head Quarters Air Command ( Exercise )
47 394.900 Head Quarters Air Command ( Exercise )
48 395.050 Head Quarters Air Command ( Exercise )
54 395.150 Aviation Fuel Supply
55 395.225 Base Control Point
56 395.400 Air Transportable Telecommunications Unit
57 395.475 PABX Tactical No. 2
58 397.975 481 Wing   Barrier Training
84 398.650 CTCSS Repeater
85 398.475 Fire Control Repeater
86 398.875 Spare Repeater
93 395.025 77 Squadron - XMT3B - Surface Movements
94 398.075 Raaf Police Discreet Channel
95 397.625 Operational Support Service PABX Tactical No 1
96 397.525 Air Movements Section Operations - XMT1C -
Tower
98 398.350 2 OCU - XMT2C
99 398.125 481 Wing   XMT3C - Engine