It operated from RAAF Base Laverton and Mawson Station.

The flight was responsible for expeditions and rescue missions in Antarctica.

[1] Two ski fitted RAAF Auster AOP.6 (A11-200 & A11-201) were based at Mawson Station from 1952.

[2] Following this time RAAF aircraft have continued to operate infrequently in support of activities in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands.

These have included a number of flights using C-130 Hercules in the 1970s and 1980s into McMurdo Sound[1][3] and more recently C-17 Globemasters to Wilkins Aerodrome near Casey Station in late 2015 and early 2016.