No. 83 Squadron RAAF

No. 83 Squadron RAAF
Twelve men wearing military uniforms standing in front of a single-engined World War II-era propeller fighter aircraft
No. 83 Squadron pilots with a Boomerang fighter in November 1943
Active1943–1945
2021–current
CountryAustralia
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
TypeFighter (1943–1945)
Intelligence (2021–current)
Insignia
Squadron codeMH[1]
Aircraft flown
FighterP-39 Airacobra (February–September 1943)
Boomerang (June 1943 – September 1945)
TrainerMoth Minor

No. 83 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force intelligence unit. It was originally formed in 1943 as a 'home defence' fighter squadron and provided air defence to several locations in Queensland, the Northern Territory and New South Wales before being disbanded in 1945. The squadron was re-raised in 2021, and is responsible for a system which integrates intelligence from multiple sources.

  1. ^ "RAAF Squadron Codes". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 5 December 2015.