No. 32 Squadron RAAF | |
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Active | February 1942 – November 1945 July 1989 – current |
Branch | Royal Australian Air Force |
Role | Training and light transport |
Part of | Air Training Wing |
Garrison/HQ | RAAF Base East Sale |
Motto(s) | Adaptable |
Aircraft | King Air 350 |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Deryck Kingwell (1942) John Lerew (1942) |
No. 32 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force unit based at RAAF East Sale in Victoria. It currently flies training and transport operations. The squadron was raised in February 1942 for service during World War II. Equipped with Lockheed Hudsons, the squadron was tasked with anti-submarine, anti-shipping operations, bombing and reconnaissance missions in New Guinea. In late 1942, it was withdrawn to Sydney and re-equipped with Bristol Beauforts, which it operated along the east coast of Australia until the war ended. The squadron was disbanded in November 1945, but was re-formed in 1989 with Hawker Siddeley HS 748s. It currently operates Beechcraft King Air 350s.