Category: No. 458 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, World War II
Categories: Royal Australian Air Force Squadrons, World War II
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No. 458 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, was formed at Williamtown, New South Wales, on 10th July 1941. Formed under Article XV of the Empire Air Training Scheme, the squadron sailed for the United Kingdom and was equipped with Vickers Wellington medium bombers, and as part of 1 Group Bomber Command from August 1941. They commenced operations over German-occupied Europe on 20th October 1941. From May 1942, the squadron was based at El Shallufa in Egypt, where it was employed to attack ships and submarines in the Mediterranean with both bombs and torpedoes. Eventually, its aircraft operated from airfields in Egypt, Malta, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Sardinia, before being relocated for the final time, to Gibraltar, on 26th January 1945.
The squadron's Australian personnel were awarded three Distinguished Flying Crosses (DFC) and a Military Medal (MM).
Battle Honours
- Fortress Europe 1940-1944
- France and Germany 1944-1945
- Italy 1943-1945
- Mediterranean 1940-1943
- Sicily 1943
- South-East Europe 1942-1945
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