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  • Bailey, Reginald Edward (1)
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  • Brill, William Lloyd (1)
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  • 141 (65 Australian) dead (1)
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  • 546 (255 Australian) killed (1)
  • 760 (284 Australians) killed (1)
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  1. No. 455 Squadron

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    No. 455 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force was formed at Williamtown, New South Wales, on 23 May 1941. Formed in accordance with Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme, the squadron was destin...

    U59440

  2. No. 466 Squadron

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    No. 466 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force was formed at Driffield in the United Kingdom on 10 October 1942. Although intended as an Australian squadron under Article XV of the Empire Air Training S...

    U59450

  3. No. 464 Squadron

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    464 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force was formed, in accordance with Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme, at Feltwell in the United Kingdom on 1 September 1942. It was equipped with Lockhe...

    U59449

  4. No. 463 Squadron

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    No. 463 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force was formed from C Flight of 467 Squadron RAAF at Waddington in the United Kingdom on 25 November 1943, in accordance with Article XV of the Empire Air Trai...

    U59448

  5. No. 456 Squadron

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    No. 456 Squadron was the Royal Australian Air Force's only dedicated night fighter squadron during the Second World War. An Article XV squadron, it was formed at Valley, on the Welsh island of Anglese...

    U59441

  6. No. 467 Squadron

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    No. 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force was formed at Scampton in the United Kingdom on 7 November 1942. Although intended as an Australian squadron under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Sc...

    U59451

  7. No. 458 Squadron

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    458 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, was formed at Williamtown, New South Wales, on 10 July 1941. Formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme, the squadron was destined for operatio...

    U59443

  8. No. 462 Squadron

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    No. 462 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force was formed at Fayid, Egypt, on 6 September 1942 in accordance with Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme. The nucleus for the new squadron, however,...

    U59447

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