No. 6 Squadron RAAF

No. 6 Squadron RAAF
No. 6 Squadron's crest
Active1917–1919
1939–1945
1948–current
CountryAustralia
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
RoleTraining (1917–1919)
Bomber (1939–1945)
Training (1948–2016)
Electronic warfare (2017–current)
Part ofNo. 82 Wing
Garrison/HQRAAF Base Amberley
Motto(s)Nous Reviendrons
(Latin: "We Shall Return")[1]
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II
Battle honours[2]Moresby 1942
New Britain 1943
Commanders
Notable
commanders
D. E. L. Wilson (1939–1940)
Colin Hannah (1942–1943)
Ray Funnell (1972–1975)
Geoff Shepherd (1991–1993)
Aircraft flown
AttackF-4 Phantom II (1970–1972)
F/A-18F Super Hornet (2011–2016)
BomberHudson (1940–1943)
Beaufort (1943–1945)
Lincoln (1948–1955)
Canberra (1955–1970)
F-111 (1973–2010)
Electronic
warfare
EA-18G Growler (2017–current)
PatrolAnson (1939–1940)
ReconnaissanceLearjet (1982–1987)

No. 6 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) electronic attack squadron. It was formed in 1917 as a training unit based in England during World War I. The squadron was disbanded in 1919 but re-formed at the start of 1939. It subsequently saw combat as a light bomber and maritime patrol squadron during World War II, and took part in the New Guinea Campaign and New Britain Campaign before being disbanded after the war.

The squadron was re-raised in 1948 as the RAAF's bomber operational conversion unit. It has primarily served in this capacity since that time, though it has maintained a secondary strike capability and was also tasked with reconnaissance duties between 1979 and 1993. No. 6 Squadron is based at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, and was equipped with Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft from January 2011 to December 2016. The squadron converted to Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft in 2017.

  1. ^ RAAF Historical Section 1995, p. 14
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AWM2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).