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406:). This move was very popular with the squadron's pilots as it gave them an opportunity to participate in offensive action. The squadron's role was to support Allied operations in Italy and southern France by escorting bombers and conducting armed reconnaissance patrols. It flew its first operation from Corsica on 23 April and engaged German fighters on a number of occasions. In mid-June the squadron supported the
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and arrived in Egypt on 5 May. While it had been planned that the squadron would be issued with aircraft from
British stocks on its arrival in Egypt, the difficult situation facing Allied forces in the region meant that all available aircraft were needed by the experienced squadrons engaged in combat
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in Egypt and Libya. No. 451 Squadron was withdrawn for refitting in early
January 1942 and spent the remainder of the year performing garrison duties in Syria. In January 1943, it was transferred to Egypt to contribute to local air defence but saw almost no combat. This inactivity caused morale among
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would form a long-term
Australian contribution to the occupation of Germany, insufficient RAAF personnel volunteered for this duty to make the deployment viable. As a result, No. 451 Squadron was disbanded at Wunstorf on 21 January 1946. During the war the squadron suffered 28 fatalities, 18 of them
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had decided that there was no need for the squadron in Italy and recommended that it be returned to
Australia. By this time it was not practical to deploy the squadron to the Pacific as the RAAF fighter units there were under-employed, and the squadron's training and equipment were not suited to it
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fighters for high-altitude interceptions. Aircraft from the squadron saw combat on only one occasion during the first six months of 1943 and morale remained low; the RAAF Historical
Section has written that this period marked "the nadir of the squadron". In January No. 451 Squadron's commander Wing
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launch sites and railway targets in the
Netherlands. From 20 March 1945 the two squadrons were mainly focused on attacking German transportation targets after the V-2 campaign against the UK ended. As the war in Europe draw to a close No. 451 Squadron's activities decreased, and it flew its last
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May 1944, Poretta, Corsica. In front of a
Spitfire undergoing servicing are pilots (left to right) F/O W. W. Thomas of Malvern, SA; F/O E. C. House DFM DFC of Gnowangerup, WA; S/Ldr E. E. Kirkham of Concord, NSW, and; F/O H. J. Bray of Moolcolah, Qld, not long after claiming four FW190s over
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during
November and December 1941. The squadron frequently operated from airstrips near the front line, and some of its personnel were captured on 26 and 27 November when German forces attacked the airstrip at Sidi Azeiz. All but three of these men were liberated when
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466:. As a result, it was eventually decided to transfer No. 451 Squadron to the United Kingdom, and its personnel embarked at Naples on 17 November after handing its Spitfires over to the other units of 251 Wing.
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in March which complained about the squadron's lack of employment and appeared to condone the poor morale within the unit. No. 451 Squadron's only offensive action during the year was a raid against
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sites and transportation targets. Following the war, the squadron was deployed to
Germany from September 1945 as part of the Allied occupation forces, but was disbanded on 21 January 1946 when the
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September. No. 451 Squadron moved to Italy between September and October 1944, but was transferred to the United Kingdom in November. From January to April 1945, it took part in the
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bombers raided the unit's base at Poretta airfield. The squadron's ground crew were able to return ten Spitfires to service by the afternoon of 13 June, however.
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The Cuers-Pierrefeu air base, near Cuers, five kilometres north of Toulon, in September 1944. It was used by 251 Wing, including 451 Sqn as well as the US Navy.
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The squadron began flying operational missions on 1 July 1941. As an army cooperation unit its main duties were photographic and tactical reconnaissance and
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on 2 January 1942. Following the conclusion of Operation Crusader No. 451 Squadron was withdrawn from operations on 24 January 1942 and was refitted at
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that the unit be transferred to Australia but this was rejected. Chapman was replaced early in May after he wrote a letter to the headquarters of
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was lifted in December; during this period several Hurricanes were shot down by Axis fighters. The remainder of No. 451 Squadron was attached to
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in southern France. By this time the front line was beyond the range of the squadron's Spitfires, however, and it saw little combat.
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dropped plans for a permanent Australian contribution to the occupation of Germany due to a shortage of volunteers for this duty.
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attack sorties from the UK on 3 April. The squadron flew only 61 operational sorties for the remainder of April and none in May.
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No. 451 Squadron was formed as an army cooperation unit at Bankstown, New South Wales on 12 February 1941. As one of Australia's
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to counter German reconnaissance flights over the island and in June it took over responsibility for providing air defence to
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in Egypt on 8 January 1943 and redesignated a fighter squadron. The squadron was responsible for air defence of part of the
2179:. Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 3 – Air. Vol. III (1st ed.). Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
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282:. From 13 September No. 451 Squadron maintained a detachment of two pilots and two aircraft in the besieged Libyan town of
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2198:. Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 3 – Air. Vol. IV (1st ed.). Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
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RAF Squadrons: A Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of All RAF Squadrons and Their Antecedents Since 1912
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in Kent from 2 December 1944. It began flying combat operations in early 1945 and was initially used to escort
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fighters and other equipment at Qasaba. The Australian War Memorial states that the squadron also operated
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257:(RAF). The squadron's personnel departed Sydney on 9 April on board the ocean liner
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in Germany as part of the British occupation force. The squadron was deployed to
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medium bombers during daylight raids. From 14 February the squadron was based at
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during November and December 1945. While it was intended that No. 451 and
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it was intended that the squadron would serve overseas as part of the
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2238:. Rydalmere, New South Wales: 451 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron Association.
2082:. Rydalmere, New South Wales: 451 (R.A.A.F.) Squadron Association.
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bombers. Three of these Hurricanes were lost during the operation.
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on 23 July in which it contributed six Hurricanes to a force of
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Dets. at Lakatamia Airfield, Cyprus and RAF Gaza, Palestine
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September 1944. A Spitfire LF. VIII of 451 Squadron RAAF at
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326:. From March the squadron also maintained a detachment at
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451 Sqn Hurricane fighters at Rayak, Syria during 1942.
2276:. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.
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2219:. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing.
2139:. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing.
2097:Bowyer, Michael J.F.; Rawlings, John D.R. (1979).
537:No. 451 Squadron operated the following aircraft:
2839:Military units and formations established in 1941
2158:. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians).
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453:in Italy. By the time the ground crew arrived at
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2118:Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force
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2255:Fighter Squadrons of the RAF and Their Aircraft
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2234:Milner, Robert; Barrington, Joseph (1998).
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533:Aircraft of No. 451 Squadron, May 1945.
438:In August the squadron participated in
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2135:Flintham, Vic; Thomas, Andrew (2003).
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457:on 23 October the headquarters of the
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1603:Squadron Leader C.W. Robertson, DFC
337:No. 451 Squadron was transferred to
2849:1946 disestablishments in Australia
2101:. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens.
1519:Squadron Leader A.D. Ferguson, DFC
1035:Det. at Lakatamia Airfield, Cyprus
354:Commander D.R. Chapman proposed to
305:South African 2nd Infantry Division
27:Royal Australian Air Force squadron
222:Allied invasion of Southern France
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488:from where it operated alongside
50:, France. In the background is a
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2195:Air Power Over Europe, 1944–1945
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1505:Squadron Leader R.D. Williams,
459:Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
2299:Details of testing of Typhoons
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119:France and Germany, 1944–1945
71:1 July 1941 – 21 January 1946
2253:Rawlings, John D.R. (1978).
1907:RAAF Historical Section 1995
1883:RAAF Historical Section 1995
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1581:Squadron Leader W.W.B. Gale
1530:Wing Commander D.R. Chapman
990:and RAF El Bassa, Palestine
2078:Barton, Leonard L. (1996).
2013:"RAAF Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib"
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356:RAAF Overseas Headquarters
190:Royal Australian Air Force
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123:Egypt and Libya, 1940–1943
88:Royal Australian Air Force
2154:Halley, James J. (1988).
1666:. Australian War Memorial
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98:Into the midst from above
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2669:Rescue and Communication
2192:Herington, John (1963).
2173:Herington, John (1954).
125:Mediterranean, 1940–1943
2099:Squadron Codes, 1937–56
1460:W.L. Langslow (acting)
1419:B.116/Wunstorf, Germany
1001:RAF El Bassa, Palestine
2116:Eather, Steve (1995).
854:Det. at LG.128, Egypt
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206:North African Campaign
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400:No. 237 Squadron RAF
351:Supermarine Spitfire
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251:Article XV squadrons
226:liberation of Europe
163:Supermarine Spitfire
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200:. It was formed at
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1668:. Retrieved
1663:
1586:26 July 1944
1482:24 June 1941
1468:24 June 1941
1465:13 June 1941
1454:13 June 1941
1431:
1343:12 June 1945
1326:12 June 1945
1294:6 April 1945
1284:6 April 1945
1253:RAF Matlaske
1218:RAF Hawkinge
974:, Palestine
972:RAF El Bassa
851:LG.75, Egypt
818:LG.75, Egypt
756:en route to
750:8 April 1941
738:8 April 1941
712:
696:January 1946
679:January 1945
668:January 1945
654:October 1944
640:October 1944
624:October 1943
608:October 1943
578:October 1943
575:January 1943
562:January 1943
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471:RAF Hawkinge
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196:squadron of
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108:World War II
97:
29:
2342:Main series
2047:11 February
2022:11 February
1985:Halley 1988
1943:Eather 1995
1767:Eather 1995
1571:7 July 1944
1563:7 July 1944
1524:1 July 1942
1491:V.A. Pope,
1323:17 May 1945
1313:17 May 1945
1237:RAF Manston
1199:arrival at
1142:8 July 1944
1129:8 July 1944
1126:23 May 1944
1106:23 May 1944
1032:, Palestine
1030:RAF St Jean
951:RAF Nicosia
891:24 December
798:1 July 1941
789:RAF Aboukir
785:1 July 1941
782:12 May 1941
769:12 May 1941
758:Middle East
693:August 1945
651:August 1944
408:Free French
368:Beaufighter
345:and nearby
104:Engagements
2823:Categories
1670:8 December
1621:References
1475:B.R. Pelly
1350:RAF Lasham
1310:3 May 1945
1301:RAF Lympne
1297:3 May 1945
1205:Merseyside
766:5 May 1941
753:5 May 1941
592:March 1944
589:March 1943
494:V-2 rocket
343:Nile Delta
324:Ninth Army
309:Heliopolis
292:XIII Corps
275:aircraft.
260:Queen Mary
230:V-2 rocket
2211:Jefford,
1477:(acting)
1406:, Germany
1404:RAF Gatow
1390:, Germany
1354:Hampshire
1274:, Norfolk
1201:Liverpool
968:Palestine
961:, Cyprus;
949:Dets. at
682:June 1945
621:June 1943
605:June 1943
510:RAF Gatow
504:and then
372:Baltimore
288:the siege
202:Bankstown
170:Transport
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451:Foggia
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