No. 452 Squadron RAAF
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No. 452 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force was formed during World War II, from Australian flyers in England.
It flew Supermarine Spitfire fighter planes for the remainder of the war, initially over the UK and Nazi-occupied Europe.
In 1943, the squadron returned to Australia and was based in Darwin, defending northern Australia from Japanese air raids.
The squadron finished the war as part of the Australian First Tactical Air Force, based in the Dutch East Indies.
See also
- RAAF units under RAF operational control
| Royal Australian Air Force flying squadrons | |
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| RAAF Units Under Australian Operational Control 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 60 66 67 71 73 75 76 77 78 79 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 92 93 94 99 100 102 107 292 | |
| RAAF Units Under RAF Operational Control During WWII 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 466 467 | |
| Joint RAAF-Netherlands East Indies Squadrons No. 18 (NEI) No. 119 (NEI) No. 120 (NEI) |
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