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About half of the RAAFs combat fleet was based at Butterworth in Malaysia, 2 Sabre sqns and a Canberra sqn with another small Sabre sqn deployed to Thailand 1962-68. These units were fully integrated into the British Commonwealth command arrangements, alongside RAF Hunter FGAs, Javelins, Canberras and V Bombers on rotation. In that scenario the likes of the A4 isn't really needed, so the requirement to stand up another training and support stream to support a 3rd combat jet type becomes more important than perhaps cheaper operating costs.

[QUOTE="Rule of cool, post: 755121, member: 48502"] About half of the RAAFs combat fleet was based at Butterworth in Malaysia, 2 Sabre sqns and a Canberra sqn with another small Sabre sqn deployed to Thailand 1962-68. These units were fully integrated into the British Commonwealth command arrangements, alongside RAF Hunter FGAs, Javelins, Canberras and V Bombers on rotation. In that scenario the likes of the A4 isn't really needed, so the requirement to stand up another training and support stream to support a 3rd combat jet type becomes more important than perhaps cheaper operating costs. [/QUOTE]

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