No. 8 Squadron RAAF

No. 8 Squadron RAAF
A No. 8 Squadron Beaufort during an attack on Wewak in 1944
A No. 8 Squadron Beaufort during an attack on Wewak in 1944
Active1917–1919
1940–1942
1943–1946
CountryAustralia
BranchAustralian Flying Corps
Royal Australian Air Force
EngagementsWorld War I
World War II

No. 8 Squadron was an Australian flying training squadron of World War I and medium bomber squadron of World War II. The squadron was formed in England in October 1917 as part of the Australian Flying Corps, and disbanded in April 1919. It was re-formed by the Royal Australian Air Force in September 1939. After seeing action during the Pacific War flying Lockheed Hudson and, later, DAF Beaufort bombers, the squadron was disbanded a second time in January 1946.