No. 73 Squadron RAAF
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No. 73 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol squadron of World War II.
No. 73 Squadron was formed at Cootamundra in Queensland on 8 May 1942. Equipped with Avro Anson aircraft the Squadron conducted anti-submarine patrols and convoy escort missions off eastern Australia. These flights did not result in any sightings of Japanese submarines and the Squadron did not fire any shots in anger. In line with the reduction of Axis naval activity in Australian waters No. 73 Squadron was disbanded at Nowra on 9 September 1944.
References
- RAAF Museum [No 73 Squadron]
- Steve Eather (1995). Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force. Aerospace Publications.
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