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- No._450_Squadron_RAAF abstract "No. 450 Squadron was a unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) that operated during World War II. Established at RAAF Station Williamtown, New South Wales, in February 1941, it was the first Australian Article XV squadron formed under the Empire Air Training Scheme.The squadron embarked for the Middle East in April 1941; its personnel initially consisted solely of ground crew, who joined the pilots of No. 260 Squadron RAF to form No. 260/450 Squadron, which briefly operated Hawker Hurricane fighters in Syria. It was not until February 1942 that No. 450 Squadron, now with its own pilots and equipped with Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk fighters, commenced operations in earnest. Over the next 15 months, it fought in the North African and Tunisian Campaigns in both fighter and fighter-bomber roles, claiming 49 German and Italian aircraft destroyed in the air and earning the nickname "The Desert Harassers".Beginning in July 1943, No. 450 Squadron took part in the Allied invasion of Sicily and the Italian campaign, primarily in the close support role. Its aircraft attacked targets in Yugoslavia as well as in Sicily and Italy. The squadron began converting from Kittyhawks to North American P-51 Mustang fighters in May 1945, but never saw action with its new aircraft. It was disbanded in August 1945 following the conclusion of hostilities, having suffered 63 fatal casualties during the war. Today, by agreement with the RAAF, the squadron's number is carried by a Royal Canadian Air Force unit, 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron.".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF activeYearsStartYear "1941".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF aircraftFighter Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF aircraftFighter Hawker_Hurricane.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF aircraftFighter North_American_P-51_Mustang.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF battleHonours "Egypt & Libya, 1940–1943".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF battleHonours "El Alamein".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF battleHonours "El Hamma".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF battleHonours "Gothic Line".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF battleHonours "Gustav Line".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF battleHonours "Italy, 1943–1945".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF battleHonours "North Africa, 1942–1943".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF battleHonours "Sicily, 1943".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF battleHonours "South-East Europe, 1942–1945".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF battleHonours "Syria, 1941".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF commandStructure Desert_Air_Force.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF identificationSymbol "Ajaguar's head couped, pierced by a rapier in hand".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF identificationSymbol "DJ (December 1941 – April 1942)".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF identificationSymbol "OK (April 1942 – August 1945)".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF militaryBranch Royal_Australian_Air_Force.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF motto "Harass".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF notableCommander Gordon_Steege.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF notableCommander John_Edwin_Ashley_Williams.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF role "Fighter,fighter-bomber".
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF thumbnail 450_Sqn_(AWM_024694).jpg?width=300.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageExternalLink RCDIG1070209.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageExternalLink www.450squadron.org.au.
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- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Air_Ministry.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Al-Bassa.
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- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Category:Article_XV_squadrons_of_World_War_II.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Category:Military_units_and_formations_disestablished_in_1945.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Category:Military_units_and_formations_established_in_1941.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Category:RAAF_squadrons.
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- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Close_air_support.
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- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Douglas_A-20_Havoc.
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- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Erwin_Rommel.
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- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Foggia.
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- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Hawker_Hurricane.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Iesi_Airfield.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Incendiary_ammunition.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Italian_Campaign_(World_War_II).
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Jaguar.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink John_Edwin_Ashley_Williams.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Junkers_Ju_87.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Junkers_Ju_88.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Land_mine.
- No._450_Squadron_RAAF wikiPageWikiLink Lavariano.