No. 5 Squadron RAAF
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No. 5 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force training, army co-operation and helicopter squadron. The Squadron was first formed in 1917 and was disbanded in December 1989.
Squadron history
No. 5 Squadron was formed at Shawbury in England on 1 September 1917. The Squadron provided training to the Australian Flying Corps in Britain during World War I. After completing their training with No. 5 Squadron Australian pilots were posted to the operational squadrons based in France. No. 5 Squadron was disbanded in May 1919.
No. 5 Squadron was re-formed at RAAF Base Richmond on 20 April 1936 as a fleet co-operation squadron by expanding No. 101 (Fleet Co-Operation) Flight. Equipped with Supermarine Seagull amphibian aircraft the Squadron operated from Royal Australian Navy cruisers and the seaplane tender HMAS Albatross. No. 5 Squadron was redesignated No. 9 Squadron on 1 January 1939.
No. 5 Squadron was reformed at RAAF Base Laverton on 9 January 1941 equipped with Wirraways. The squadron was partially re-equipped with Boomerangs in late 1943 and was assigned to several different ssations in Australia. In November 1944 No. 5 squadron was deployed to Bougainville under No. 84 (Army Co-operation) Wing, and operated with units of the Royal New Zealand Air Force till the end of the war.
No. 5 Squadron also saw action as a helicopter squadron in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency.
Source: RAAF Museum [5 Squadron]
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