No. 10 Squadron RAAF

No. 10 Squadron RAAF
No. 10 Squadron's crest
Active1939–1945
1949–current
CountryAustralia
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
RoleIntelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Electronic Warfare
Part ofNo. 92 Wing
BaseRAAF Base Edinburgh
Motto(s)"Strike First"
EngagementsWorld War II
East Timor
Iraq
Afghanistan
Battle honoursAtlantic 1939–1945,
Biscay 1940–1945,
Mediterranean 1940–1943,
Biscay Ports 1940–1945,
English Channel and North Sea 1939–1945,
Bismarck,
Normandy 1944[1]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
William Brill (1949–1950)[2]
Marija Jovanovich (2020–2023)
Aircraft flown
ReconnaissanceMC-55A Peregrine (2023-24)

No. 10 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) signals intelligence (SIGINT) squadron based at RAAF Base Edinburgh, South Australia. It is part of No. 92 Wing RAAF. The squadron was formed in 1939 as a maritime patrol unit. It saw active service during the Second World War, conducting anti-submarine operations and patrols from bases in the United Kingdom until it disbanded in late 1945. It was re-formed in Australia in 1949 and since then has contributed to Australia's East Timor intervention, and has been deployed to the Middle East as part of the War on Terrorism and the 2003 Gulf War. Most recently it now has a signals intelligence mission.

  1. ^ "10 Squadron RAAF". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
  2. ^ RAAF Historical Section, Units of the Royal Australian Air Force, p.15