457. RAAF Squadron
No. 457 Squadron RAAF
period of existence/Active
457. RAAF Squadron [1941-1945]
motto/Motto
Ad Albion Rediimus (To return to Albion)
Nickname/Nickmane
"Gray Nurse Squadron"
historie/History
The squadron was formed on June 16, 1941 at the base Baginton in Great Britain as a fighter unit. Until March of the following year, she trained, patrolled the Irish Sea and briefly provided operational training for pilots of other units. She then moved to the south of England and began offensive raids on occupied Europe.
At the end of May 1942, the unit was withdrawn from combat and began preparing to move to Australia (along with the 54th and 452nd Squadron ). In June, all 3 squadrons set out for Melbourne, where they arrived in August. Until December, the squadron was engaged in training. Subsequently, she moved to the north of the continent and joined the air defense of the port Darwin. With the decline of Japanese activity in the area, the unit became part of the newly formed 80th Wing of the RAAF in July 1944 and began training in direct support of Allied troops in the liberation of the Dutch East Indies. In December 1944, the squadron was transferred to the state of the RAAF and formally ends its activities within the RAF. In January 1945, she moved to the island of Morotai and joined the fighting, which she continued until the end of the war. She mostly attacked ground targets, but also took part in air combat.
With the end of the war, on November 7, 1945, it would be officially disbanded at the Labuan base in Malaysia.
During World War II (from inception until December 1944), the unit was part of the RAAF, but was subject to RAF command and operational control under the designation 457 Squadron RAF
Battle Honors
Defense of Britain 1940-1945
Fortress Europe 1940-1944
Pacific 1941-1945
Darwin 1941-1944
Morotai
Borneo 1945
Sources
HALLEY, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
JEFFORD, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF (Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
en.wikipedia.org
https://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn450-467.htm
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U59442
www.adf-gallery.com.au
www.airforce.gov.au
spitfiresite.com
https://no457.com/history/
www.forties-factory.com
No. 457 Squadron RAAF
period of existence/Active
457. RAAF Squadron [1941-1945]
motto/Motto
Ad Albion Rediimus (To return to Albion)
Nickname/Nickmane
"Gray Nurse Squadron"
historie/History
The squadron was formed on June 16, 1941 at the base Baginton in Great Britain as a fighter unit. Until March of the following year, she trained, patrolled the Irish Sea and briefly provided operational training for pilots of other units. She then moved to the south of England and began offensive raids on occupied Europe.
At the end of May 1942, the unit was withdrawn from combat and began preparing to move to Australia (along with the 54th and 452nd Squadron ). In June, all 3 squadrons set out for Melbourne, where they arrived in August. Until December, the squadron was engaged in training. Subsequently, she moved to the north of the continent and joined the air defense of the port Darwin. With the decline of Japanese activity in the area, the unit became part of the newly formed 80th Wing of the RAAF in July 1944 and began training in direct support of Allied troops in the liberation of the Dutch East Indies. In December 1944, the squadron was transferred to the state of the RAAF and formally ends its activities within the RAF. In January 1945, she moved to the island of Morotai and joined the fighting, which she continued until the end of the war. She mostly attacked ground targets, but also took part in air combat.
With the end of the war, on November 7, 1945, it would be officially disbanded at the Labuan base in Malaysia.
During World War II (from inception until December 1944), the unit was part of the RAAF, but was subject to RAF command and operational control under the designation 457 Squadron RAF
Battle Honors
Defense of Britain 1940-1945
Fortress Europe 1940-1944
Pacific 1941-1945
Darwin 1941-1944
Morotai
Borneo 1945
Sources
HALLEY, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
JEFFORD, Wing Commander C.G., MBE, BA, RAF (Retd.). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
en.wikipedia.org
https://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn450-467.htm
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/U59442
www.adf-gallery.com.au
www.airforce.gov.au
spitfiresite.com
https://no457.com/history/
www.forties-factory.com
