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No. 460 Squadron

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Description

"No. 460 Squadron formed in the United Kingdom in November 1941 under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS). It was a multinational squadron, with personnel from across the British Commonwealth, but the majority of its members were Australian.
The squadron was heavily committed to operations over Germany, Italy and German-occupied Europe and provided support to allied ground operations including the D-Day landings in June 1944."

Inscription

460 SQUADRON

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE

UNITED KINGDOM AND EUROPE

WORLD WAR II

1939 [Squadron Crest] 1945

DEDICATED TO ALL WHO SERVED AND

IN MEMORY OF OUR THOUSAND WHO FAILED TO RETURN

Conflicts

World War II

Location

World War II Gallery

Memorial type

Plaque

Contributions

Matt Smith, QLD War Memorial Register

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