High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! RAAF Base Williamtown is a Royal Australian Air Force base located 14 kilometres north of Newcastle, New South Wales in Port Stephens. Although a military airfield, it shares its runway with Newcastle Airport, a civilian terminal. The nearest major town is Raymond Terrace, which is 9.6 km west of the base. Medowie, 7.3 km north of the base, is home to many of the base's staff.RAAF Station Williamtown was established on 15 February 1941 as a training base. A number of Australian Empire Air Training Scheme squadrons were formed at Williamtown before proceeding overseas and No. 4 Operational Training Unit was located at Williamtown from October 1942 until the unit was disbanded in April 1944. Following World War II Williamtown was retained as the RAAF's main fighter base.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. RAAF Base Williamtown is a Royal Australian Air Force base located 14 kilometres north of Newcastle, New South Wales in Port Stephens. Although a military airfield, it shares its runway with Newcastle Airport, a civilian terminal. The nearest major town is Raymond Terrace, which is 9.6 km west of the base. Medowie, 7.3 km north of the base, is home to many of the base's staff.RAAF Station Williamtown was established on 15 February 1941 as a training base. A number of Australian Empire Air Training Scheme squadrons were formed at Williamtown before proceeding overseas and No. 4 Operational Training Unit was located at Williamtown from October 1942 until the unit was disbanded in April 1944. Following World War II Williamtown was retained as the RAAF's main fighter base.