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