No. 456 Squadron RAAF
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No. 456 Squadron RAAF
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No. 456 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) night fighter squadron, operational over Europe during World War II. Formed in mid-1941, the squadron was the RAAF's only night fighter squadron. It was also the first RAAF unit to use a roundel featuring a red kangaroo in a blue circle, on some parts of its aircraft. While this insignia was unofficial and the squadron's main markings conformed to the RAF roundels used by British and other Commonwealth units, it inspired the post-war
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Royal Australian Air Force squadron
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._456_Squadron_RAAF
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2024-04-22T19:04:47Z
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