No. 24 Squadron RAAF

No. 24 Squadron RAAF
Crest of No. 24 Squadron
Active
  • 1940–1946
  • 1951–current
AllegianceAustralia
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
RoleMilitary airbase combat support
Part ofNo. 96 Wing, Combat Support Group
BaseRAAF Base Edinburgh
Motto(s)"Sic Aggredere ut Defendas"[1]
Battle honours[2]
  • Pacific 1941–1945
  • Darwin 1941–1944
  • Rabaul 1942
  • New Guinea 1942–1944
  • New Britain 1943
  • Markham Valley 1943–1944
  • Morotai
  • Borneo 1945
Commanders
Notable
commanders		John Lerew (1941–1942)

No. 24 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force squadron. The squadron was formed in 1940 and saw action as a bomber squadron during World War II serving in the Pacific theatre against the Japanese, and undertaking operations during the Battle of Rabaul, and the New Guinea, New Britain and Borneo campaigns. The squadron was disbanded in 1946 following the conclusion of hostilities, but was re-formed in 1951. From then until 2010 the squadron was an RAAF Reserve squadron located near Adelaide, South Australia; for part of this time, until 1960, the squadron continued to perform flying duties, before converting to a ground support role. In 2010, the squadron combined with Combat Support Unit Edinburgh to become a Permanent Air Force unit and it currently forms part of No. 96 Wing, Combat Support Group.

  1. ^ "No. 24 Squadron". About Us: Structure of the Air Force. Royal Australian Air Force. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference AWM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).