No. 92 Squadron RAAF
No. 92 Squadron RAAF | ||
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Active | 1945 | |
Country | Australia | |
Branch | Trainer Avro Anson | |
No. 92 Squadron was a
History
No. 92 Squadron was formed at Kingaroy, Queensland, on 25 May 1945.[2] Its first aircraft, an Avro Anson trainer, was delivered on 19 June followed by a Bristol Beaufort light bomber the next day. The squadron's intended aircraft, Bristol Beaufighter ground attack aircraft, began to arrive on 4 July.[3]
The squadron undertook little flying during the first months of its existence, but began flying training sorties using the Beaufighters from July 1945.[2][3] The end of the war on 15 August was marked by a two-day stand down and several celebratory events.[3]
The squadron began demobilising shortly after the end of the war.[3] Some flying continued, however, and one of No. 92 Squadron's Beaufighters struck high tension wires and crashed at Narrandera in southern New South Wales on 3 September. This accident resulted in the death of the pilot and six airmen from a RAAF repair and maintenance unit located in the town who were being taken on a joy flight. The Beaufighter had flown from Kingaroy to Narrandera several days earlier to transport another RAAF airman to his mother's funeral.[3][4] The squadron completed disbanding on 17 September 1945.[2][5]
Notes
- ^ "RAAF Squadron Codes". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Eather 1995, p. 99.
- ^ a b c d e RAAF Historical Section 1995, p. 94.
- ^ "SEVEN AIRMEN KILLED". Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 5 September 1945. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ^ "No 92 Squadron". RAAF Museum. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
References
- Eather, Steve (1995). Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force. Weston Creek, ACT: Aerospace Publications. ISBN 1-875671-15-3.
- RAAF Historical Section (1995). Units of the Royal Australian Air Force. A Concise History. Volume 2 Fighter Units. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-42794-9.