Airfield Defence Squadron

No.1

(Previous S.G.U.)

Formed — Livingstone NT — 1 Oct 1942

Moved — Nightcliffe NT — 12 Jun 1943

Renamed — No.1.A.D.S.7 Apr 1945

Moved — Winnellie NT — 23 Sep 1945

Disbanded — Winnellie NT — 19 Nov 1945

No.2

Formed — Morotai — 10 Apr 1945

Disbanded — Morotai — 29 Oct 1945

Airfield Construction Squadron

No.1

(Previous No.1 MWS)

Formed — Ascot Vale — 6 Apr 1942

Moved — Pine Creek NT — 1 Jul 1942

Moved — Coomallie Creek NT — 1 Sep 1942

Moved — 59 Mile NT — 8 Dec 1942

Moved — Wooloomanata Vic — 28 Aug 1943

Moved — Ascot Vale — 30 Oct 1943

Moved — 109 Mile NT — 4 Dec 1943

Moved — Darwin — 7 Feb 1944

Moved — Randwick — 11 Sep 1944

Embarked — Sydney — 22 Jan 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 8 Feb 1945

Moved — Tarakan — 1 May 1945

Disbanded — Tarakan — 1 Dec 1945

No.2

(Previous No.2 MWS)

Formed — Pearce — 10 Jun 1942

Embarked — Brisbane — 4 Jan 1943

Disembarked — Port Moresby — 10 Jan 1943

Moved — Lae — 5 Dec 1943

Moved — Nadzab — 16 Dec 1943

Embarked — Lae — 22 May 1944

Disembarked — Brisbane — 28 May 1944

Moved — Ransford — 1 Jun 1944

Moved — Randwick — 30 Sep 1944

Embarked — Brisbane — 4 Apr 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 18 Apr 1945

Moved — Balikpapan — 5 Jul 1945

Disbanded — Balikpapan — 4 Dec 1945

Reformed — Mallals — 19 May 1947

Moved — Woomera — 29 Jun 1947

Moved — Cocos Island — 7 Nov 1951

Moved — Momote — 7 Nov 1952

Emplaned Adv Party — Townsville — 11 Sep 1955

Deplaned — Butterworth — 12 Sep 1955

Moved — East Sale — 1 Aug 1958

Disbanded — East Sale — 28 Apr 1961

Detachments

"A"Momote — 15 Oct 1952 — 7 Nov 1952

"B"Cocos Island — 15 Oct 1952 — 4 May 1954

"A"Townsville — 7 Nov 1952 — 30 Apr 1954

"C"Momote — 30 Apr 1954 — 1 Aug 1955

"A"Butterworth — 7 Jul 1955 — 12 Sep 1955

Movement to Butterworth -

Embarked — Townsville — 4 Sep 1955

Disembarked Penang — 12 Sep 1955

No.3

(Previous 3WMU — 3MWS)

Formed — Darwin — 7 May 1942

Moved — Ransford — 20 Mar 1944

Moved — Randwick — 5 Aug 1944

Adv.Party Embarked

Sydney — 12 Aug 1944

Disembarked — Aitape — 22 Aug 1944

Main Party Embarked

Townsville — 15 Aug 1944

Disembarked — Aitape — 30 Aug 1944

Moved — Morotai — 30 Sep 1944

Moved — Leyte (Philipines)24 Nov 1944

Moved — Mindoro (Philipines)16 Dec 1944

Moved — Morotai — 23 Jun 1945

Moved — Malikpapan — 17 Jul 1945

Moved — Melbourne — 17 Sep 1945

Moved — Somers — 23 Sep 1945

Disbanded — Somers — 10 Jan 1946

No.4

(Previous 4.W.M.U.)

Formed — Ascot Vale — 8 Jun 1942

Moved — Townsville — 11 Aug 1942

Embarked — Townsville — 10 Feb 1943

Disembarked — Port Moresby — 14 Feb 1943

Moved — Goodenough — 29 Nov 1943

Moved — Noemfoor — 19 Aug 1944

Moved — Biak — 8 Jan 1945

Moved — Morotai — 13 May 1945

Moved — Labuan — 10 Jun 1945

Detachments

Port Moresby — 6 Jul 1942 14 Feb 1943

Horn Island — 5 Sep 1942 — 14 Feb 1943

Milne Bay — 19 Nov 1942 — 15 Sep 1944

Goodenough — 20 May 1943 — 4 Jul 1943

Kiriwina — 3 Aug 1943 — 15 Sep 1944

Nadzab — 29 Nov 1943 — 15 Sep 1944

No.5

(Previous No.1 M.W.S.Special Works Force)

Formed — Ascot Vale — 7 Jul 1942

Embarked — Melbourne — 24 Jul 1942

Disembarked — Port Moresby — 7 Aug 1942

Moved — Goodenough — 30 Mar 1943

Moved — Townsville — 26 Nov 1943

Moved — Ransford — 4 Dec 1943

Embarked — Sydney — 18 Mar 1944

Disembarked — Lae — 1 Apr 1944

Moved — Aitape — 23 Apr 1944

Moved — Noemfoor — 6 Jul 1944

Moved — Biak — 23 Jan 1945

Moved — Morotai — 13 May 1945

Moved — Labuan — 10 Jun 1945

Moved — Japan (BOFU)23 Feb 1946

Disbanded — Japan — 28 Feb 1950

Reformed — Bankstown — 8 Aug 1951

Moved — Williamtown — 3 Jun 1952

Moved — Darwin — 1 Jun 1955

Moved — Tindal — 26 Jun 1964

Moved — Amberley — 15 Sep 1969

Moved — Learmonth — 31 Jan 1971

Disbanded — Learmonth — 13 Dec 1974

Detachments

Goodenough — 27 Feb 1943 — 30 Mar 1943

Saidor — 3 Mar 1944 — 1 Apr 1944

Biak — 7 May 1945 — 27 Jun 1945

Williamtown — 22 Nov 1951 — 3 Jun 1952

Momote — 1 Sep 1952 — 7 Nov 1952

Monte Bello Island — 1 Mar 1952 — 12 Nov 1952

"A"Woomera — 5 Feb 1953 — 20 May 1955

"B" Bankstown — 3 Jun 1952 — 26 May 1955

"A" Willliamtown — 26 May 1955 — 28 Jun 1963

"C" East Sale — 28 Apr 1961 — 13 Sep 1961

"D" Amberley — 12 Jul 1962 — 7 Nov 1962

"B" Richmond — 9 Jan 1967 — 17 Jan 1967

"B" Vietnam — 1 Feb 1967 — 17 Feb 1968

"D" Tindal — 14 Sep 1969 — 26 Mar 1970

"E" Learmonth — 19 Mar 1970 — 1 Feb 1971

"F" Amberley — 1 Feb 1971 — 13 Dec 1974

"C" Amberley — 26 Jul 1967 — 15 Sep 1969

No.6

(Previous 6 M.W.S.)

Formed — Ascot Vale — 10 Dec 1942

Moved — Royal Park — 17 Dec 1942

Embarked — Melbourne — 1 Mar 1943

Disembarked — Milne Bay — 15 Mar 1943

Moved — Kiriwina — 3 Aug 1943

Moved — Lae — 1 Dec 1943

Moved — Nadzab — 17 Dec 1943

Moved — Aitape — 23 Apr 1944

Renamed — 6 ACS — 15 Jul 1944

Moved — Ransford — 2 Aug 1944

Moved — Mount Martha — 28 Sep 1944

Moved — Randwick — 25 Feb 1945

Embarked — Sydney — 16 Apr 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 9 May 1945

Moved — Tawi Tawi — 24 May 1945

Moved — Morotai — 9 Jun 1945

Moved — Balikpapan — 28 Jun 1945

Disbanded — Balikpapan — 1 Dec 1945

Detachments -

Milne Bay — 3 Aug 1943 — 24 Nov 1943

Lae — 24 Dec 1943 — 12 May 1944

Jacquinot Bay — 22 Jan 1945 — 4 Apr 1945

Morotai — 20 Mar 1945 — 9 May 1945

28 Jun 1945 — 16 Jul 1945

Morotai Det — Embarked Sydney 20 Mar 1945

Disembarked — 4 Apr 1945

Jacquinot Bay Det

Embarked Melbourne — 12 Jan 1945

Disembarked — 20 Jan 1945

No.7

(Previous 7 MWS)

Renamed — 15 Jul 1944

Formed — Flemington — 1 Jan 1943

Moved — Royal Park — 18 Jan 1943

Moved — Bankstown — 18 Feb 1943

Embarked — Sydney — 2 Mar 1943

Disembarked — Milne Bay — 15 Feb 1943

Moved — Goodenough — 15 Apr 1943

Moved — Nadzab — 7 Dec 1943

Moved — Aitape — 22 Apr 1944

Moved — Noemfoor — 12 Jul 1944

Moved — Ransford — 13 Sep 1944

Moved — Mount Martha — 25 Oct 1944

Moved — Randwick — 1 Feb 1945

Embarked — Sydney — 18 May 1945

Disembarked — Bougainville — 31 May 1945

Moved — Lae — 2 Mar 1946

Disbanded — Lae — 30 Jun 1947

Adv.Party By Air to

Bougainville — 15 Mar 1945

Detachments -

Emirau — 25 Feb 1945 — 11 Oct 1945

Green Island — 25 Feb 1945 — 8 Jul 1945

Bougainville — 26 Mar 1945 — 31 May 1945

Finschhafen — 30 Nov 1945 — 14 Apr 1946

No.8

(Previous 8 M.S.W.)'

Formed — Gawler — 1 Jan 1943

Moved — Flemington — 20 Mar 1943

Moved — 109 Mile NT — 7 May 1943

Moved — Melville Bay NT — 25 Oct 1943

Renamed 8 ACS — 15 Jul 1944

Moved — Ransford — 29 Jul 1944

Moved — Mount Martha — 21 Sep 1944

Moved — Randwick — 19 Oct 1944

Embarked — Sydney — 10 Apr 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 25 Apr 1945

Moved — Tarakan — 1 May 1945

Moved — Balikpapan — 9 Jul 1945

Disbanded — Balikpapan — 3 Dec 1945

Detachment — Morotai

Embarked — Sydney — 6 Mar 1945

Disembarked — 23 Mar 1945

No.9

(Previous 9 W.M.U.)

Renamed 9ACS — 15 Jul 1944

Formed — Royal Park — 26 Dec 1942

Moved — Caulfield — 17 Mar 1943

Moved — Kapooka — 20 Apr 1943

Moved — 40 Mile NT — 2 Aug 1943

Moved — Darwin — 18 Apr 1944

Moved — Ransford — 3 Dec 1944

Moved — Mount Martha — 16 Nov 1944

Moved — Sydney (Fleurs)14 Mar 1945

Moved — Randwick — 31 May 1945

Embarked — Sydney — 3 Sep 1945

Disembarked — Balikpapan — 21 Sep 1945

Moved — Balikpapan — 21 Sep 1945

Disbanded — Balikpapan — 31 Dec 1945

Adv.Party Emplaned

Sydney — 6 Aug 1945

Deplaned — Balikpapan — 10 Aug 1945

No.14

(Previous 14 M.W.S.)

Renamed 14 ACS — 15 Jul 1944

Formed — 58 Mile NT — 20 Jul 1943

Moved — 109 Mile NT — 25 Sep 1943

Moved — Ransford — 23 Dec 1943

Moved — Darwin — 15 Mar 1944

Moved — Drysdale WA — 25 Apr 1944

Moved — Truscott WA — 1 May 1944

Embarked — Drysdale WA — 19 Aug 1944

Disembarked — Hollandia — 12 Sep 1944

Moved — Morotai — 27 Sep 1944

Disbanded — Morotai — 6 Dec 1945

Adult Training Squadron

Formed — Wagga — 1 Mar 1956

Disbanded — 3 Jan 1961

Apprentice and Junior Trainee Squadron

Formed — Wagga — 1 Mar 1956

Disbanded — 3 Jan 1961

Base Squadrons

Amberley

Formed as RAAF Station — 17 Jun 1940

Disbanded — 21 Oct 1940

Reformed — 16 Mar 1942

Disbanded — 31 Jul 1942

Reformed — 15 Aug 1947

Renamed Base Squadron — 1 Jun 1952

Butterworth

Formed — Amberley — 15 Jan 1958

Moved — Butterworth — 25 Apr 1958

Moved by Air between — 11 Apr 1958 and 25 Apr 1958

Darwin

Formed as RAAF Station — 1 Jun 1940

Disbanded — 22 Aug 1942

Reformed — 1 Aug 1944

Renamed Base Squadron — 1 Jul 1952

Canberra

Formed as RAAF Station — 1 Apr 1940

Renamed Base Squadron — 1 Jun 1952

Renamed RAAF Fairbairn — 19 Mar 1962

East Sale

Formed as RAAF Station — 1 Jan 1946

Renamed Base Squadron — 1 May 1952

Edinburgh

Formed — 22 Mar 1954

Laverton

Formed as RAAF Station — 20 Apr 1946

Renamed Base Squadron — 1 Jun 1952

Pearce

Formed as RAAF Station — 6 Feb 1939

Renamed Base Squadron — 1 Jun 1952

Rathmines

Formed as RAAF Station — 14 Aug 1939

Disbanded — 1 Oct 1947

Reformed — 1 May 1950

Disbanded — 31 Dec 1956

Reformed — Base Squadron — 15 Jun 1956

Disbanded — 6 Jan 1960

Point Cook

Formed as RAAF Station — 1 Oct 1941

Renamed Base Squadron — 15 Jun 1950

Momote

Formed as RAAF Station — 15 Mar 1949

Renamed Base Squadron — 2 Jun 1952

Disbanded — 11 Aug 1958

Richmond

Formed as RAAF Station — 20 Apr 1936

Renamed Base Squadron — 1 Apr 1952

Townsville

Formed as RAAF Station — 23 Feb 1940

Disbanded — 3 Jul 1942

Reformed — 1 Jan 1951

Renamed Base Squadron — 1 Aug 1953

Wagga Wagga

Formed — 1 Mar 1956

Williamtown

Formed as RAAF Station — 15 Feb 1941

Disbanded — 16 May 1942

Reformed — 1 Nov 1948

Disbanded — 6 Nov 1950

Reformed Base Squadron — 15 Sep 1954

Engineer Cadet Squadron

(Previously Diploma)

Formed — Frognall Vic — 1 Oct 1962

Detachment "A"Drayton Qld — 1 Mar 1971

Disbanded — 2 Nov 1973

Seaplane Training Squadron

Formed — Rathmines — 2 Mar 1940

Disbanded — 7 Dec 1942

Squadrons

No.1 Squadron

Formed — Point Cook — 1 Jul 1925

Moved — Laverton — 6 Jan 1928

Embarked — Melbourne — 18 Jul 1940

Disembarked — Singapore — 30 Jul 1940

Moved (RAF)Sembawang Malaya — 30 Jul 1940

Moved — Kota Bharu Malaya — 4 Aug 1941

Moved — Palembang, NEI — 29 Jan 1942

Moved — Batavia, NEI.14 Feb 1942

Moved — Sumatra, NEI.16 Feb 1942

Moved — Kalijati NEI.16 Feb 1942

Reformed — Menangle NSW — 1 Dec 1943

Moved — Gould NT — 18 Feb 1944

Moved by Air — Gould — 28 May 1944

Moved — Kingaroy Qld — 15 Jan 1945

Embarked — Brisbane 10 May 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 22 May 1945

Moved — Moratai — 22 May 1945

Moved — Labuan — 11 Jun 1945

Moved — Narromine — 4 Dec 1945

Disbanded — Narromine — 7 Aug 1946

Reformed — Amberley — 23 Feb 1948

Moved — Tengah — 16 Jul 1950

Moved — Amberley — 17 Jul 1958

No.2 Squadron

Formed Laverton — 3 May 37

Moved — Darwin — 3 Dec 1941

Moved (by air)Koepang (NEI)10 Dec 1941

Moved — Darwin NT — 19 Feb 1942

Moved — Batchelor NT — 16 Aug .42

Moved (by air)Balikpapan — 14 Aug 1945

Moved — Laverton — 21 Dec 1945

Disbanded — Laverton — 15 May 1946

Reformed — Amberley — 23 Feb 1948

Moved (by air)Butterworth — 23 Jun 1958

Moved — Vietnam — 19 Apr 1967

Moved — Amberley — 9 Jun 1971

Renamed Photo Recon Sqn — 8 Jun 1971

No.3 Squadron

Formed — Point Cook — 1 Jul 1925

Moved — Richmond — 20 Jul 1925

Moved — Egypt — 23 Aug 1940

RAF Command — ME — 24 Aug 1940

Moved — Malta — 4 Jul 1943

Moved — Sicily — 18 Jul 1943

Moved — Italy — 15 Sep 1943

Moved — Laverton — 17 Oct 1945

Moved — Point Cook — 5 Dec 1945

Disbanded — Point Cook — 29 Jul 1945

Reformed — Canberra — 8 Mar 1948

Disbanded — Canberra — 15 Jun 1953

Reformed — Williamtown — 1 Mar 1956

Moved — Butterworth — 27 Oct 1958

Moved by Sea-Embarked

Sydney — 15 Jul 1940

Disembarked — Egypt — 23 Aug 1940

Moved by Air — Williamtown — 25 Oct 1958

Butterworth — 27 Oct 1958

No.4 Squadron

Formed — Richmond — 14 Jun 1940

Moved — Canberra — 29 Sep 1940

Moved — Camden — 18 May 1942

Moved — Kingaroy — 25 Aug 1942

Moved — Berri NG — 20 Nov 1942

Moved — Nadzab — 1 Feb 1944

Detachments — Cape Gloucester)

Tadji)1 Feb 1944 28 Mar 1945

Madang)

Moved — Lae — 13 Nov 1944

Moved — Morotai — 7 Apr 1945

Moved — Labuan — 18 Jun 1945

Moved — Canberra — 27 Dec 1945

Disbanded — Canberra — 8.Mar 1948

Moved by Air — Berri — 20 Nov 1942

No.5 Squadron

Formed — Laverton Vic — 9 Jan 1941

Moved — Toowoomba Qld — 13 May 1942

Moved — Narrabri NSW — 16 Sep 1942

Moved — Toowoomba Qld — 17 Oct 1942

Moved — Toogoolawah Qld — 7 Nov 1942

Moved — Kingaroy Qld — 2 Feb 1943

Moved — Mareeba Qld — 7 Jun 1943

Moved — Bouganville — 14 Dec 1944

Moved — Pearce — 30 Jan 1946

Disbanded — Pearce — 18 Oct 1946

Reformed — Canberra — 4 May 1964

Moved — Butterworth — 14 Jun 1964

Disbanded — Butterworth — 23 May 1966

Reformed (ex No.9 Sqn)

Canberra — 12 Apr 1966

Detachments

Sqn renamed Det "C"

Malaya 12 Apr 1966

Det "C" disbanded

Butterworth — 23 May 1966

(Austair UNEF)Ismalia 1 Jul 1976

No.6 Squadron

Formed — Richmond — 3 May 1937

Moved — Horn Island — 23 Aug 1942

Moved — Port Morseby — 9 Oct 1942

Moved — Milne Bay — 29 Dec 1942

Moved — Goodenough — 16 Nov 1943

Moved — Dobodura — 26 Jan 1945

Moved — Kingaroy — 18 Oct 1945

Disbanded — Kingaroy — 31 Oct 1945

Embarked (exc aircrew)

Horn Island — 6 Oct 1942

Arrived — Port Moresby — 9 Oct 1942

Aircrews arrived

Port Moresby — 11 Oct 1942

No.7 Squadron

Formed — Laverton — 27 Jun 1940

Moved — Bairnsdale — 20 Apr 1942

Moved — Nowra — 17 Aug 1942

Moved Townsville — 6 Nov 1942

Moved — Higgins Field — 26 Mar 1944

Moved — Tadji — 21 Oct 1944

Disbanded — Tadji — 19 Dec 1945

Detachments; Tasmania-Parafield-Horn Island-Wards-Cooktown

No.8 Squadron

Formed — Canberra — 11 Sep 1939

Moved — Singapore 9 Aug 1940

Moved — Kota Bharu Malaya — 10 Feb 1941

Moved — Sembawang Malaya — 5 Aug 1941

Moved — Sumatra NEI — 22 Feb 1942

Evacuated to — Australia — 22 Feb 1942

Disembarked — Adelaide — 15 Mar 1942

Reformed — Canberra — 18 Mar 1942

Moved — Townsville — 12 Jun 1943

Moved — Goodenough — 29 Aug 1943

Moved — Tadji — 20 Jun 1944

Disbanded — Tadji — 19 Jan 1946

No.9 Squadron

Formed as No.101 Fleet co-op Flight Richmond

Jan 1930

Renamed No.5 Fleet co-op Sqn — 20 Apr 1936

Renamed No.9 Fleet co-op Sqn — 1 Jan 1939

Moved — Rathmines — 15 Dec 1939

Moved — Bowen — 13 Jan 1943

Moved — Rathmines — 31 Dec 1944

Detachments on H.M.A.Ships — 1936 to 1944

Reformed — Williamtown — 11 Jun 1952

Moved — Canberra — 23 Oct 1962

Disbanded and renamed No.5 Sqn — 12 Apr 1966

Reformed — Canberra — 13 Apr 1966

Moved — Vietnam — 6 Jun 1966

Moved — Amberley — 20 Dec 1971

No.10 Squadron

Formed — Point Cook — 1 Jul 39

Moved — United Kingdom — 26 Dec 39

Moved — Laverton — 3 Jan 1946

Disbanded — Laverton — 23 Jul 1946

Qld and NSW Pers.

Embarked Sydney — 18 Nov 39

Vic Pers — Embarked Melbourne — 21 Nov 39

Sth Aust Pers — Embarked Adelaide 23 Nov 39

WA Pers — Embarked Fremantle — 27 Nov 39

Disembarked — Marseilles France — 21 Dec 39

Entrained — Marseilles — 23 Dec 39

Detrained — United Kingdom — 26 Dec 39

Reformed — Garbutt — 1 Mar 1949

Renamed — Townsville — 1 Feb 1952

Moved — Edinburgh — 1 Jul 1977

Det "A"Townsville — 1 Jul 1977 to — 31 Dec 1977

No.11 Squadron

Formed — Richmond — 25 Sep 39

Moved — Port Moresby — 28 Sep 39

Moved — Bowen — 30 Jul 1942

Moved — Cairns — 11 Nov 1942

Moved — Rathmines — 3 Jul 1944

Disbanded — Rathmines — 15 Jan 1946

Reformed — Rathmines — 1 Jul 1948

Renamed (Off"s Training School )12 Apr 1950

Reactivated — Amberley — 1 Nov 1950

Moved — Pearce — 12 Nov 1950

Moved — Richmond — 29 May 1954

Moved — Edinburgh — 1 Jul 1968

Detachments:- Rabual.Noumea.Horn Island.Cairns.Bowen.Townsville

No.12 Squadron

Formed — Laverton — 6 Feb 39

Moved — Darwin NT — 24 Jul 39

Moved — Batchelor NT — 13 Feb 1942

Moved — Pell NT — 15 Jul 1942

Moved — Batchelor NT — 1 Sep 1942

Moved — Merauke PNG — 8 Jul 1943

Moved — Strathpine QLd — 22 Aug 1944

Moved — Cecil Plains Qld — 14 Dec 1944

Moved — Darwin NT — 1 May 1945

Moved — Amberley — 1 Feb 1946

Disbanded — Amberley — 28 Feb 1948

Reformed — Amberley — 3 Sep 1973

Embarked Darwin — 29 Jun 1943

Disembarked — Merauke — 2 Jul 1943

No.13 Squadron

Formed — Darwin NT — 1 Jun 1940

Moved — Namles/Laha NEI — 8 Dec 1941

Moved — Darwin NT — 30 Jan 1942

Moved — Hughes NT — 2 May 1942

Moved — Canberra — 22 Apr 1943

Moved — Cooktown Qld — 10 Jun 1944

Moved — Gove NT — 25 Aug 1944

Moved — Morotai — 26 Jun 1945

Moved — Labuan — 15 Jul 1945

Disbanded — Labuan — 31 Dec 1945

Embarked Melville Bay — 7 Jun 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 26 Jun 1945

Detachments -Coffs Harbour — 22 Nov 1943 — 3 Dec 1943

Camden — 27 Dec 1943 — 13 Feb 1944

Coffs Harbour — 13 Feb 1944 — 15 May 1944

No.14 Squadron

Formed — Pearce — 6 Feb 39

Disbanded — Pearce — 31 Oct 1945

No.15 Squadron

Formed — Camden — 27 Jan 1944

Moved — Menangle — 20 Feb 1944

Moved — Madang NG — 20 Mar 1945

Moved — Middleburg Island SWIA

9 Jun 1945

Moved — Kingaroy — 16 Oct 1945

Disbanded — Kingaroy — 23 Mar 1946

No.16 (AOP) Squadron

Formed — Lae NG — 20 Oct 1944

Moved — Morotai — 4 Apr 1945

Moved — Tarakan Borneo — 1 May 1945

Moved — Labuan — 10 Jun 1945

Moved — Canberra — 3 Dec 1945

Moved — Amberley — 1 Dec 1960

Renamed 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron

1 Dec 1960

Became Fully Army Operational — 3 Jun 1966

No.17 (AOP) Sqadron

Formed — Cairns — 2 Oct 1944

Moved — Bouganville — 9 Dec 1944

Disbanded — Bouganville — 7 Dec 1945

Embarked — Townsville — 9 Dec 1944

Disembarked — Bouganville 14 Dec 1944

Dets — Tadji.Hiru Hiru.Nawarska.Vernon Strip.Tol (N.B.),Jacquinot Bay

No.18 Squadron (NEI)

Formed — Canberra — 4 Apr 1942

Moved — McDonald NT — 22 Dec 1945

Moved — Batchelor NT — 7 May 1943

Moved — Balikapapan NT — 17 Jul 1945

RAAF Element disbanded — 15 Jan 1946

No.20 Squadron

Formed — Port Moresby — 1 Aug 1941

Moved — Bowen — 7 May 1942

Moved — Cairns — 12 Nov 1942

Moved — Darwin — 31 Aug 1944

Moved — Rathmines — 15 Nov 1945

Disbanded — Rathmines — 27 Mar 1946

Detachments — Horn Island. Cairns. Noumea

No.21 Squadron

Formed — Laverton — 20 Apr 36

Moved (RAF Selatar)

Singapore Malaya — 26 Aug 1940

Moved — Sembawang Malaya — 11 Feb 1941

Moved — Palembang NEI — 1 Feb 1942

Moved — Batavia — 8 Feb 1942

Moved — Fremantle — 4 Mar 1942

Disbanded — Fremantle — 4 Mar 1942

Reformed — Gawler — 13 Sep 1943

Moved — Lowood — 1 Dec 1943

Moved — Nadzab — 3 Feb 1944

Moved — Camden — 10 Apr 1944

Moved — Leyburn — 20 Jul 1944

Moved — Fenton — 28 Dec 1944

Moved — Mortai — 30 Jun 1945

Moved — Balikpapan — 16 Jul 1945

Moved — Moratai — 24 Oct 1945

Moved — Tocumwal — 17 Nov 1945

Moved — Amberley — 24 Apr 1946

Disbanded — Amberley — 23 Feb 1948

Reformed (Aux Sqn)

Laverton — 1 Apr 1948

Embarked — Melbourne — 13 Aug 1940

Disembarked — Singapore — 26 Aug 1940

Strathallan

Embarked — Batavia — 17 Feb 1942

Disembarked — Fremantle — 4 Mar 1942

S.S.Giang Ann

Embarked — Brisbane — 19 Jan 1944

Disembarked — Lae — 3 Feb 1944

Embarked — Darwin — 17 Jun 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 30 Jun 1945

No.22 Squadron

Formed — Richmond — 20 Apr 36

Moved — Cressy.2 Oct 1940

Moved — Richmond — 2 Nov 1940

Moved — Coffs Harbour — 3 Jun 1941

Moved — Richmond — 13 Jun 1941

Moved — Port Moresby — 14 Oct 1942

Moved — Goodenough — 2 Sep 1943

Moved — Kiriwina — 26 Nov 1943

Moved — Noemfoor — 19 Jul 1944

Moved — Morotai — 14 Nov 1944

Moved — Noemfoor — 7 Dec 1944

Moved — Morotai — 11 Feb 1945

Moved — Tarakan — 7 May 1945

Moved — Deniliquin — 17 Dec 1945

Disbanded — Deniliquin — 15 Aug 1946

Reformed — Richmond — 12 Apr 1948

Embarked — Brisbane — 14 Oct 1942

Disembarked — Port Moresby — 19 Oct 1942

No.23 Squadron

Formed — Richmond — 6 Feb 39

Moved — Archerfield — 1 Sep 39

Moved — Amberley — 6 May 1942

Moved — Lowood — 6 Jun 1942

Moved — Madzab — 19 Jan 1944

Moved — Horn Island — 31 Mar 1944

Moved — Menangle — 1 Jul 1944

Moved — Long NT — 1 Apr 1945

Moved — Morotai — 30 Jun 1945

Moved — Balikpapan — 17 Jul 1945

Moved — Tocumwal — 21 Nov 1945

Moved — Amberley — 25 Apr 1946

Disbanded — Amberley — 22 Feb 1948

Reformed — Amberley — 1 Apr 1948

Embarked — Brisbane — 19 Jan 1944

Disembarked — Lae — 27 Jan 1944

Embarked — Horn Island — 29 Jun 1944

Disembarked — Brisbane — 29 Jun 1944

Embarked — Darwin — 17 Jun 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 30 Jun 1945

No.24 Squadron

Formed — Amberley — 17 Jun 1940

Moved — Townsville — 14 Oct 1940

Moved — Rabual — 1 Dec 1941

Evacuated — Townsville — 26 Feb 1942

Moved — Bankstown — 30 Jul 1942

Moved — Menangle — 10 Sep 1943

Moved — Kiriwina — 22 Nov 1943

Moved — Nadzab — 8 Jan 1944

Moved — Lowood — 15 Mar 1944

Moved — Manbulloo — 9 Jun 1944

Moved — Fenton — 1 Sep 1944

Moved — Morotai — 30 Jun 1945

Moved — Balikpapan — 17 Jul 1945

Moved — Morotai — 11 Oct 1945

Moved — Tocumwal — 5 Dec 1945

Disbanded — Tocumwal — 31 Jul 1946

Reformed — Edinbugh — 30 Apr 1951

Embarked — Brisbane — 11 Oct 1940

Disembarked — Townsville — 14 Oct 1940

Embarked — Darwin — 17 Jun 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 30 Jun 1945

By air to Rabual

By air to Kiriwina

No.25 Squadron

Formed as 23 Sqn

Laverton — 3 May 37

Moved — Bullsbrook WA — 4 Mar 38

Renamed 25 Sqn

Bullsbrook — 1 Jan 39

Moved — Pearce — 1 Jun 39

Moved — Cunderdin — 10 Jan 1945

Disbanded — Cunderdin — 9 Jul 1946

Reformed — Pearce — 1 Apr 1948

No.30 Squadron

Formed — Richmond — 9 Mar 1942

Moved — Bohle River Qld — 17 Aug 1942

Moved — Wards NG — 14 Sep 1942

Moved — Goodenough — 1 Jul 1943

Moved — Kiriwina — 1 Dec 1943

Moved — Tadji — 9 Jun 1944

Moved — Noemfoor — 4 Aug 1944

Moved — Morotai — 18 Nov 1944

Moved — Tarakan — 7 May 1945

Moved — Deniliquin — 16 Dec 1945

Disbanded — Deniliquin — 15 Aug 1946

Embarked — Townsville — 10 Sep 1942

Disembarked — Port Moresby — 14 Sep 1942

Reformed — Target Towing and Special Duties Flight

Formed — Richmond — 1 Aug 1946

Renamed T/T Sqn

Richmond — 8 Mar 1948

Moved — Schofields — 11 Mar 1949

Moved — Canberra — 18 Sep 1952

Moved — Richmond — 15 Apr 1954

Disbanded — Richmond — 21 Mar 1956

Reformed (SAWG.Sqn)

Williamtown — 11 Jan 1961

Renamed (Sam Sqn)

Williamtown — 20 Oct 1961

Disbanded — Williamtown — 2 Dec 1968

No.31 Squadron

Formed — Wagga — 14 Aug 1942

Moved — Batchelor NT — 31 Oct 1942

Moved — Coomalie Creek NT — 12 Nov 1942

Moved — Darwin — 14 Oct 1943

Moved — Noemfoor — 1 Dec 1944

Moved — Morotai — 7 Dec 1944

Moved — Tarakan — 7 May 1945

Moved — Deniliquin — 19 Dec 1945

Moved — Williamtown — 12 Mar 1946

Disbanded — Williamtown — 9 Jul 1946

No.32 Squadron

Formed — Port Moresby — 21 Feb 1942

Moved — Horn Island — 26 Apr 1942

Moved — Camden — 18 Nov 1942

Moved — Lowood — 18 May 1944

Disbanded — 30 Nov 1945

No.33 Squadron

Formed — Townsville — 16 Feb 1942

Moved by air — Port Moresby — 25 Dec 1942

Moved — Milne Bay — 3 Dec 1943

Moved — Lae — 16 Jan 1945

Moved — Townsville — 11 Mar 1946

Disbanded — 13 May 1946

No.34 Squadron

Formed — Darwin — 23 Feb 1942

Moved — Batchelor — 13 May 1942

Moved — Hughes — 16 Jul 1942

Moved — Manbulloo — 26 Aug 1942

Moved — Parafield — 3 Jan 1943

Moved by air — Morotai — 12 Mar 1945

Moved — Richmond — 30 May 1946

Disbanded — 6 Jun 1946

Reformed (2 Comm Sqn)

Mallala — 20 Jun 1947

Renamed (34 Comm Sqn)

Mallala — 1 Mar 1948

Moved — Richmond — 1 Apr 1955

Renamed (VIP Flt)1 Apr 1955

Moved — Canberra — 4 Jul 1955

Renamed 34 Sqn.12 Mar 1956

No.35 Squadron

Formed — Pearce WA 11 Mar 1942

Moved — Maylands WA — 6 Apr 1942

Moved — Pearce WA — 31 Aug 1943

Moved — Guildford — 11 Aug 1944

Moved — Townsville — 31 Mar 1945

Disbanded — Townsville — 10 Jun 1946

Reformed from Caribou element of transport flight Vietnam

1 Jun 1966

Moved — Richmond — 26 Feb 1972

Disbanded — Richmond — 30 Jun 1976

Det "A"Townsville — 2 Feb 1976 — 30 Jun 1976

Reformed — Townsville — 1 Jul 1976

No.36 Squadron

Formed — Laverton 11 Mar 1942

Moved — Essendon — 17 Jul 1942

Moved — Townsville — 11 Dec 1942

Moved — Schofields — 19 Aug 1946

Moved — Richmond — 1 Jul 1949

Disbanded — Richmond — 9 Mar 1953

Reformed and Renamed from 30 Trans Unit "Iwakun"

10 Mar 1953

Disbanded — Iwakuni — 13 Mar 1955

Reformed — Canberra — 17 Mar 1955

Moved — Richmond — 13 Jan 1959

Sqn at Sewart Airforce Base USA 2 Jul 1958 to 13 Jan 1959 on transition training to C.130 A

No.37 Squadron

Formed — Laverton — 15 Jul 1943

Moved — Essendon — 1 Sep 1944

Moved — Schofields — 26 Jul 1946

Disbanded — Schofields — 24 Feb 1948

Reformed — Richmond — 21 Feb 1966

No.38 Squadron

Formed — Richmond — 15 Sep 1943

Moved — Archerfield 27 Dec 1944

Moved — Schofields — 15 Aug 1946

Moved — Changi — 29 Jun 1950

Moved — Richmond — 11 Dec 1952

Moved — Canberra — 22 Apr 1954

Moved — Richmond — 3 Sep 1958

Bet "A" New Guinea — 7 Mar 1963 to — 19 Jan 1976

No.40 Squadron

Formed — Townsville — 31 Mar 1944

Moved — Port Moresby — 22 Jul 1944

Moved — Rathmines — 6 Mar 1946

Disbanded — Rathmines — 19 Jun 1946

No.41 Squadron

Formed — Townsville — 21 Aug 1942

Moved — Rathmines — 15 May 1944

Moved — Cairns — 2 Jul 1944

Disbanded — Cairns — 27.9 .1945

No.42 Squadron

Formed — Darwin — 1 Jun 1944

Moved — Melville Bay — 9 Jul 1944

Disbanded — Melville Bay — 30 Nov 1945

No.43 Squadron

Formed — Bowen Qld — 1 May 1943

Moved — Karumba QLd — 24 Aug 1943

Moved — Darwin — 9 Apr 1944

Moved — Rathmine — 26 Nov 1945

Disbanded — Rathmines — 11 Mar 1946

No.54 Squadron

Formed — UK — 1 Jun 1942

Moved — Melbourne — 13 Aug 1942

Moved — Richmond — 24 Aug 1942

Embarked — Sydney — 13 Jan 1943

Disembarked — Darwin — 25 Jan 1943

Moved — Nightcliffe NT — 25 Jan 1943

Moved — Livingstone NT — 8 Jun 1944

Moved — Darwin — 21 Oct 1944

Disbanded — 1 Sep 1945

No.66 Squadron

Formed — Bundaberg — 20 May 1943

Disbanded — 6 Jan 1944

No.60 Squadron

Formed — Wagga — 1 Jan 1942

Moved — Cootamundra — 2 Feb 1942

Disbanded — Cootamundra — 3 Apr 1942

No.67 Squadron

Formed — Laverton — 6 Jan 1943

Disbanded — Laverton — 19 Nov 1945

No.71 Squadron

Formed — Lowood — 26 Jan 1943

Moved — Coffs Harbour — 28 Dec 1943

Disbanded — Coffs Harbour — 28 Aug 1944

No.73 Squadron

Formed — Cootamundra — 5 Jun 1942

Moved — Nowra — 2 Sep 1942

Moved — Moruya — 18 Dec 1942

Moved — Nowra — 8 Jan 1943

Disbanded — Nowra — 9 Sep 1944

No.75 Squadron

Formed — Townsville — 4 Mar 1942

Moved — Port Moresby — 21 Mar 1942

Moved — Townsville — 11 May 1942

Moved — Kingaroy — 17 May 1942

Moved — Lowood — 3 Jul 1942

Moved — Fall River NG — 30 Jul 1942

Moved — Horn Island — 25 Sep 1942

Moved — Cairns — 30 Oct 1942

Moved — Milne Bay — 13 Feb 1943

Moved — Goodenough — 23 Sep 1943

Moved — Nadzab — 29 Jan 1944

Moved — Cape Gloucester — 11 Mar 1944

Moved — Tadji — 22 Apr 1944

Moved — Hollandia — 25 May 1944

Moved — Biak — 1 Jul 1944

Moved — Noemfoor — 22 Jul 1944

Moved — Morotai — 21 Dec 1944

Moved — Tarakan — 1 May 1945

Moved — Deniliquin — 17 Dec 1945

Moved — Schofields — 31 May 1946

Moved — Williamtown — 5 Aug 1946

Moved — Pearce — 23 Sep 1955

Moved — Williamtown — 11 Oct 1955

moved — Pearce — 19 Jul 1956

Moved — Williamtown — 9 Aug 1956

Moved — Butterworth — 18 May 1967

By Air — Mar 1943

Embarked — Brisbane — 26 Jul 1942

Disembarked — Port Moresby — 30 Jul 1942

Embarked — Horn Island — 28 Oct 1942

Disembarked — Milne Bay — 13 Feb 1943

By Air to Butterworth 1967

No.76 Squadron

Formed — Archerfield — 14 Mar 1942

Moved — Townsville — 16 Apr 1942

Moved — Gurney NG — 18 Jul 1942

Moved — Strauss NT — 5 Oct 1942

Moved — Onslow WA — 4 Feb 1943

Moved — Bankstown — 11 May 1943

Moved — Milne Bay NG — 18 Jun 1943

Moved — Kiriwina — 9 Sep 1943

Moved — Momote — 13 Mar 1944

Moved — Noemfoor — 10 Sep 1944

Moved — Mororai — 25 Apr 1945

Moved — Labuan 12 Jun 1945

Moved — Japan (BOFU)10 Feb 1948

Disbanded — Iwakuni — 29 Oct 1948

Reformed — Williamtown — 24 Jan 1949

Moved — Malta — 28 Jul 1952

Moved — Williamtown — 19 Feb 1955

Disbanded — Williamtown — 16 Mar 1955

Reformed — Williamtown — 9 Jan 1960

Disbanded — Williamtown — 24 Aug 1973

Embarked — Townsville — 14 Jul 1942

Disembarked Port Moresby — 18 Jul 1942

Embarked — Darwin — 29 Jan 1943

Disembarked — Onslow — 4 Feb 1943

Embarked — Sydney — 7 Jun 1943

Disembarked — Milne Bay — 18 Jun 1943

No.77 Squadron

Formed — Pearce WA — 16 Mar 1942

Moved — Dunreath WA — 14 Apr 1942

Moved — Guildfrod WA — 1 Jun 1942

Moved — Batchelor NT — 12 Aug 1942

Moved — Livingstone NT — 16 Oct 1942

Moved — Townsville — 26 Jan 1943

Moved — Milne Bay — 13 Feb 1943

Moved — Goodenough — 15 Jun 1943

Moved — Los Negros — 10 Mar 1944

Moved — Moenfoor — 16 Sep 1944

Moved — Morotai — 8 Apr 1945

Moved — Labuan — 12 Jun 1945

Moved — Japan (BOFU)16 Mar 1946

Moved — Iwakuni — 16 Mar 1948

Moved — Korea — 1 Nov 1950

Moved — Japan — 7 Apr 1951

Moved — Korea — 12 Jul 1951

Moved — Japan — 13 Oct 1954

Moved — Williamtown — 22 Nov 1954

Moved — Richmond — 5 Jan 1958

Moved — Butterworth — 12 Feb 1959

Moved — Williamtown — 1 Feb 1969

Embarked — Townsville — 10 Feb 1943

Disembarked — Milne Bay — 13 Feb 1943

Embarked — Kure — 10 Nov 1954

Disembarked — Sydney — 22 Nov 1954

By Air to Butterworth — 1959

No.78 Squadron

Formed — Camden — 20 Jul 1943

Moved — Kiriwina — 27 Nov 1943

Moved — Nadzab — 12 Jan 1944

Moved — Cape Gloucester — 21 Mar 1944

Moved — Tadji — 24 Apr 1944

Moved — Hollandia — 13 May 1944

Moved — Noemfoor — 18 Jul 1944

Moved — Morotai — 20 Dec 1944

Moved — Tarakan — 1 May 1945

Moved — Deniliquin — 17 Dec 1945

Moved — Schofields — 31 May 1946

Moved — Williamtown — 5 Aug 1946

Disbanded — Williamtown — 1 Apr 1948

By Air to Kiriwina 1943

No.79 Squadron

Formed — Laverton — 16 Apr 1943

Moved — Goodenough — 16 Jun 1943

Moved — Kiriwina — 9 Aug 1943

Moved — Los Negros — 16 Mar 1944

Moved — Morotai — 7 Feb 1945

Disbanded — Morotai — 28 Oct 1945

Reformed — Butterworth — 31 May 1962

Moved — Ubon — 1 Jun 1962

Disbanded — Ubon — 2 Aug 1968

Air Echelon By air — 22 May 1943

Asian party

Embarked — Melbourne — 6 Jun 1943

Disembarked — Goodenough — 16 Jun 1943

No.80 Squadron

Formed — Townsville — 10 Sep 1943

Moved — Nadzab — 21 Feb 1944

Moved — Cape Cloucester — 13 Apr 1944

Moved — Tadji — 29 Apr 1944

Moved — Hollandia — 15 May 1944

Moved — Biak — 1 Jul 1944

Moved — Noemfoor — 20 Jul 1944

Moved — Morotai — 20 Dec 1944

Moved — Tarakan — 31 May 1945

Moved — Deniliquin — 19 Dec 1945

Disbanded — Deniliquin — 11 Jul 1946

Embarked — Townsville — 10 Feb 1944

Disembarked — Lae — 21 Feb 1944

No.82 Squadron

Formed — Bankstown — 18 Jun 1943

Moved — Townsville — 30 Apr 1944

Moved — Wards NG — 25 Sep 1944

Moved — Noemfoor — 30 Sep 1944

Moved — Morotai — 3 Mar 1945

Moved — Labuan — 12 Jun 1945

Moved — Japan (BOFU)14 Mar 1946

Moved — Iwakuni — 11 Mar 1948

Disbanded — Iwakuni — 31 Oct 1948

By Air to — New Guinea — 1944

No.83 Squadron

Formed — Strathpine Qld — 26 Feb 1942

Moved — Millingimbi NT — 19 Jan 1944

Moved — Camden NSW — 20 Sep 1944

Moved — Menangle NSW — 9 Feb 1945

Disbanded — Menangle NSW — 30 Oct 1945

Moved by Road to

Millingimbi — 1944

Embarked — Melville Bay — 6 Sep 1944

Disembarked — Sydney — 20 Sep 1944

No.84 Squadron

Formed — Richmond — 5 Feb 1943

Moved — Cairns Qld — 27 Mar 1943

Moved — Horn Island Qld — 1 Apr 1943

Disbanded — Horn Island — 26 May 1944

Reformed — Airkenville Qld — 14 Jun 1944

Moved — Macrossan Qld — 22 Jun 1944

Moved — Ross River Qld — 17 Nov 1944

Disbanded — Ross River Qld — 29 Jan 1946

Embarked — Cairns — 30 Mar 1943

Disembarked Horn Island — 1 Apr 1943

No.85 Squadron

Formed — Guildford — 12 Feb 1943

Moved — Pearce — 16 May 1945

Disbanded — Pearce — 10 Dec 1945

Detachments-Exmouth Gulf (Potshot)

27 Apr 1943 to — 6 Oct 1943

Derby — 1 Feb 1944 to — 31 May 1944

No.86 Squadron

Formed — Gawler — 4 Mar 1943

Moved — Townsville — 6 May 1943

Moved — Merrauke PNG — 5 Jul 1943

Moved — Bohle River — 13 May 1944

Disbanded — Bohle River — 26 May 1944

Reformed — Macrossan — 25 Jun 1944

Moved — Bohle River — 10 Jan 1945

Disbanded — Bohle River — 20 Dec 1945

Embarked — Townsville — 29 Jun 1943

Disembarked — Merauke — 5 Jul 1943

No.87 Squadron

Formed — Laverton — 8 Jun 1942

Moved — Hughes NT — 28 Aug 1942

Moved — Coomallie Creek — 7 Dec 1942

Moved — Parkes — 12 Nov 1945

Disbanded — Parkes — 4 Jul 1946

No.92 Squadron

Formed — Kingaroy — 1 Jun 1945

Disbanded — Kingaroy — 4 Jan 1946

No.93 Squadron

Formed — Kingaroy — 22 Jan 1945

Moved — Morotai — 22 May 1945

Moved — Labuan — 11 Jun 1945

Moved — Narromine — 23 Dec 1945

Disbanded — Narromine — 22 Aug 1946

Adv.Party Embarked

Brisbane — 2 May 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 16 May 1945

Main Party Embarked

Brisbane — 10 May 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 22 May 1945

No.94 Squadron

Formed — Castlereagh NSW — 30 May 1945

Moved — Richmond — 8 Jan 1946

Disbanded — Richmond — 24 Jan 1946

No.99 Squadron

Formed — Leyburn Qld — 1 Feb 1945

Moved — Jondaryan — 30 Apr 1945

Moved — Darwin — 13 Sep 1945

Moved — Tocumwal — 11 Dec 1945

Disbanded — Tocumwal — 14 Jun 1946

No.100 Squadron

Formed — Richmond NSW — 1 Mar 1942

Moved — Mareeba Qld — 22 May 1942

Moved — Laverton — 2 Jul 1942

Moved — Bohle River Qld — 22 Sep 1942

Moved — Milne Bay — 6 Nov 1942

Moved — Goodenough — 25 Nov 1943

Moved — Nadzab — 7 May 1944

Moved — Tadji — 13 Jun 1944

Moved — Finschhafen — 29 Jan 1945

Disbanded — Finschhafen — 19 Aug 1946

Adv.Party by Air to

Milne Bay — 1942

Main party Embarked

Townsville — 2 Nov 1942

Disembarked — Milne Bay — 6 Nov 1942

No.102 Squadron

Formed — Cecil Plains Qld — 30 May 1945

Disbanded — Cecil Plains Qld — 18 Mar 1946

No.107 Squadron

Formed — Rathmines NSW — 10 May 1943

Moved — St Georges Basin NSW

1 Jul 1944

Disbanded — St Georges Basin NSW

28 Oct 1945

No.119 (NEI) Squadron

Formed — Canberra — 1 Sep 1943

Disbanded — Canberra 10 Dec 1943

No.120 (NEI) Squadron

Formed — Canberra — 10 Dec 1943

Moved — Merauke — 7 May 1944

Moved — Jacquinot Bay — 9 May 1945

Moved — Biak — 17 May 1945

Transferred to A.C.S.E.A.20 May 1946

Embarked — Sydney — 26 Apr 1944

Disembarked — Merauke — 7 May 1944

No.243 Squadron

Formed — UK — 15 Dec 1944

Embarked — UK — 17 Dec 1944

Disembarked — Canada — 25 Dec 1944

Emplaned — U.S.A.24 Jan 1945

Deplaned — Sydney — 4 Feb 1945

Moved — Amberley — 5 Feb 1945

Moved — Camden — 9 Feb 1945

Returned — UK — 28 Feb 1945

No.378 Squadron

Formed — Williamtown — 20 Jun 1947

Disbanded — Williamtown — 1 Nov 1948

No.381 Squadron

Formed — Labuan — 7 Jan 1946

Moved — Japan (BOFU)24 Feb 1946

Moved — Iwakuni — 16 Mar 1948

Disbanded — Iwakuni — 3 Jun 1949

No.386 (Base) Squadron

Formed — Schofields NSW — 5 Aug 1946

Disbanded — Schofields NSW — 1 Mar 1949

No.391 (Base) Squadron

Formed — Iwakuni — 20 Oct 1950

Disbanded — Iwakuni — 30 Apr 1955

No.391 (Maintenance) Squadron

Formed — Japan — 1 Oct 1950

Disbanded — Japan — 31 Mar 1955

No.450 Squadron

Formed — Williamtown 16 Feb 1941

Moved — ME Command — 5 May 1941

Moved — Malta — 13 Jul 1943

Moved — Sicily — 18.,7.1943

Moved — Italy — 17 Sep 1943

Disbanded — Italy — 20 Aug 1945

Embarked — Sydney — 8 Apr 1941

Disembarked — Egypt — 5 May 1941

No.452 Squadron

Formed — UK — 8 Apr 1941

Embarked — UK — 20 Jun 1942

Disembarked — Melbourne — 13 Aug 1942

Moved — Richmond — 6 Sep 1942

Embarked — Sydney — 12 Jan 1943

Disembarked — Darwin — 25 Jan 1943

Moved — Strauss NT — 1 Feb 1943

Moved — Sattler NT — 3 May 1944

Embarked — Darwin — 18 Jan 1945

Disembarked — Morotai 1 Feb 1945

Moved — Tarakan — 7 May 1945

Disbanded — Tarakan — 17 Nov 1945

No.451 Squadron

Formed — Bankstown — 25 Feb 1941

Moved — M.E.Command — 5 May 1941

Moved — Corsica — 30 Mar 1944

Moved — South France — 31 Aug 1944

Moved — Italy — 23 Oct 1944

Moved — UK — 1 Dec 1944

Moved — Germany — 17 Sep 1945

Disbanded — Germany — 21 Jan 1946

Embarked Sydney 8 Apr 1941

Disembarked — Egypt — 5 May 1941

Embarked — Naples — 17 Nov 1944

Disembarked — UK — 1 Dec 1944

No.453 Squadron

Formed — Bankstown — 13 May 1941

Moved — Sembawang Malaya — 15 Aug 1941

Ground defence force

Singapore — 6 Feb 1942

Surrendered — Singapore — 15 feb 1942

Reformed — UK — 18 Jun 1942

Moved — France — 25 Jun 1944

Moved — UK — 18 Oct 1944

Moved — Germany — 1 Sep 1945

Disbanded — Germany — 21 Jan 1946

No.454 Squadron

Formed — Egypt — 30 Sep 1942

Moved — Iraq — 19 Oct 1942

Moved — M.E.26 Jan 1943

Moved — Cyprus — 18 Oct 1943

Moved — M.E.4 Nov 1943

Moved — Italy — 26 Jul 1944

Disbanded — Italy — 14 Aug 1945

No.455 Squadron

Formed — Williamtown and UK — 30 Jun 1941

Aust personnel embarked Sydney — 17 Jul 1941

Disembarked — UK — 31 Aug 1941

RAF Stn Swinderley

UK — 31 Aug 1941

Disbanded — UK — 15 Jun 1945

No.456 Squadron

Formed — Williamtown and UK — 30 Jun 1941

Aust Personnel embarked Sydney — 17 Jul 1941

Disembarked — UK — 31 Aug 1941

RAF Stn Valley — UK — 1 Sep 1941

Disbanded — UK — 15 Jun 1945

No.457 Squadron

Formed — UK — 16 Jun 1941

Embarked — UK — 20 Jun 1942

Disembarked — Melbourne — 13 Aug 1942

Moved — Richmond — 6 Sep 1942

Embarked — Sydney — 12 Jan 1943

Disembarked — Darwin — 25 Jan 1943

Moved — Livingstone — 1 Feb 1943

Moved — Sattler — 16 May 1944

Embarked — Darwin — 18 Jan 1945

Disembarked — Morotai — 1 Feb 1945

Moved — Labuan — 11 Jun 1945

Disbanded — Labuan — 8 Nov 1945

No.458 Squadron

Formed (Ground Crew)

Williamtown — 10 Jul 1941

Embarked — Sydney — 17 Jul 1941

Disembarked — UK — 31 Aug 1941

Squadron Formed

UK — 30 Aug 1941

Moved — M.E.22 Feb 1942

Moved — Malta — 1 Mar 1943

Moved — M.E.& Italy — 25 May 1943

Moved — Algiers — 9 Oct 1943

Moved — Corsica — 1 Feb 1944

Disbanded — Corsica — 4 Jun 1945

No.459 Squadron

Formed — M.E.10 Feb 1942

Moved — Cyprus — 15 May 1944

Moved — M.E.Italy — 9 Aug 1944

Moved UK — 14 Mar 1945

Disbanded — UK — 10 Apr 1945

No.460 Squadron

Formed — UK — 15 Nov 1941

Disbanded — UK — 25 Oct 1945

No.461 Squadron

Formed — UK — 25 Apr 1942

Disbanded — UK — 6 Jul 1945

No.462 Squadron

Formed — M.E.5 Jun 1942

Moved — Italy — 21 Feb 1944

Disbanded — Italy — Mar 1944

Reformed — UK — 14 Aug 1944

Disbanded — UK — 24 Sep 1945

No.463 Squadron

Formed — UK — 25 Nov 1943

Disbanded — UK — 25 Sep 1945

No.464 Squadron

Formed — UK — 1 Sep 1942

Moved — France — 7 Jan 1945

Moved — Belgium — 18 Apr 1945

Moved — UK — 26 Sep 1945

Disbanded — UK — 27 Sep 1945

No.466 Squadron

Formed — UK — 15 Oct 1942

Disbanded — UK — 26 Oct 1945

No.467 Squadron

Formed — UK — 1 Dec 1942

Disbanded — UK — 30 Sep 1945

No.478 (Maint) Squadron

Formed — Williamtown — 27 Jun 1947

Enplaned — Sydney — 15 Feb 1959

Deplaned — Butterworth — 17 Feb 1959

Moved — Butterworth — 17 Feb 1959

No.481 (Maint) Squadron

Formed — Labuan — 22 Dec 1945

Moved — Japan — 1 Apr 1946

Disbanded — Japan — 30 Nov 1948

Reformed — Williamtown — 3 Jan 1961

No.482 (Maint) Squadron

Formed — Amberley — 10 May 1946

No.486 (Maint) Squadron

Formed — Schofields — 21 Aug 1946

Moved — Richmond — 22 Jun 1949

Moved — Canberra — 20 Apr 1954

Moved — Richmond — 3 Sep 1958

No.491 (Maint ) Squadron

Formed — Japan — 20 Oct 1950

Disbanded — Japan — 13 Dec 1954

No.492 (Maint) Squadron

Formed — Edinburgh — 1 Jul 1977

Maintenance Squadron East Sale

Formed — 1 May 1952

Maintenance Squadron Edinburgh

Formed — 31 Oct 1955

Disbanded — 1 Jun 1965

Maintenance Squadron Point Cook

Formed — 14 Jun 1950

Disbanded — 2 Jun 1958

No.548 Squadron (RAF)

Formed — Strathpine — 15 Dec 1943

Moved — Livingston NT — 5 Jul 1944

Disbanded — 31 Oct 1945

No.549 Squadron (RAF)

Formed — Strathpine — 15 Dec 1943

Moved — Strauss NT — 11 Jul 1944

Disbanded — 31 Oct 1945