No. 80 Squadron RAAF

No. 80 Squadron RAAF
No. 80 Squadron Kittyhawks being prepared for ground attack missions in 1944
No. 80 Squadron Kittyhawks being prepared for ground attack missions in November 1944
Active1943–1946
2024–current
CountryAustralia
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
TypeFighter (1943-1946)
Software development (2024-current)
Part ofNo. 78 Wing (World War II)
Cyber and Electronic Warfare Directorate (current)
Motto(s)"Strike True"
EngagementsNew Guinea Campaign
Borneo Campaign
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Glen Cooper
John Waddy
Insignia
Squadron codeBU[1]
Aircraft flown
FighterP-40 Kittyhawk

No. 80 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) unit. It was first formed in September 1943 as a fighter squadron. After seeing action in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II, the unit was disbanded in July 1946. The squadron was re-raised in April 2024 as the Australian component of a multinational unit responsible for developing software.

  1. ^ "RAAF Squadron Codes". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 18 April 2015.