| No. 467 Squadron RAAF | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Aircrew and ground staff from No. 467 Squadron RAAF with one of the squadron's Lancaster bombers in August 1944. The Lancaster is K-Kitty. Standing second from the right is navigator, Robert Sillett from Australia. | |
| Active | 7 November 1942 – 30 September 1945 |
| Country | Australia |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Role | Bomber squadron |
| Part of | No. 5 Group RAF, Bomber Command[1] |
| Motto(s) | Recidite Adversarius Atque Ferociter[2] (Loosely translated as: "Your opponents will retreat because of your courageous attack") |
| Battle honours |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | John Balmer (1943–1944)[3] William Brill (1944)[3] |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge | A Kookaburra with a snake in its beak (unofficial)[2] |
| Squadron code | PO (1942–1945)[4][5] |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Bomber | Avro Lancaster |
No. 467 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force bomber squadron, active over North West Europe during World War II. Formed in November 1942 as an Article XV Squadron in Britain, the squadron was notionally an Australian squadron under the command of the Royal Air Force, and consisted of a mixture of personnel from various Commonwealth nations. After becoming operational in early 1943, the squadron flew operations in Occupied Europe until the end of the war flying Avro Lancaster heavy bombers. It was scheduled to deploy to the Far East to take part in further operations against Japan, but the war ended before it could complete its training and the squadron was disbanded in September 1945.
- ^ Delve 1994, pp. 62, 69, 77.
- ^ a b "Heraldry". 467 and 463 RAAF Squadrons History. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ a b RAAF Historical Section 1995, p. 147.
- ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 83.
- ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 97.