No. 6 Squadron RAAF

No. 6 Squadron RAAF
No. 6 Squadron's crest
Active	1917–1919 1939–1945 1948–current
Country	Australia
Branch	Royal Australian Air Force
Role	Training (1917–1919) Bomber (1939–1945) Training (1948–2016) Electronic warfare (2017–current)
Part of	No. 82 Wing
Garrison/HQ	RAAF Base Amberley
Motto(s)	Nous Reviendrons (Latin: "We Shall Return")[1]
Engagements	World War I World War II
Battle honours[2]	Moresby 1942 New Britain 1943
Commanders
Notable commanders	D. E. L. Wilson (1939–1940) Colin Hannah (1942–1943) Ray Funnell (1972–1975) Geoff Shepherd (1991–1993)
Aircraft flown
Attack	F-4 Phantom II (1970–1972) F/A-18F Super Hornet (2011–2016)
Bomber	Hudson (1940–1943) Beaufort (1943–1945) Lincoln (1948–1955) Canberra (1955–1970) F-111 (1973–2010)
Electronic warfare	EA-18G Growler (2017–current)
Patrol	Anson (1939–1940)
Reconnaissance	Learjet (1982–1987)

No. 6 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) electronic attack squadron. It was formed in 1917 as a training unit based in England during World War I. The squadron was disbanded in 1919 but re-formed at the start of 1939. It subsequently saw combat as a light bomber and maritime patrol squadron during World War II, and took part in the New Guinea Campaign and New Britain Campaign before being disbanded after the war.

The squadron was re-raised in 1948 as the RAAF's bomber operational conversion unit. It has primarily served in this capacity since that time, though it has maintained a secondary strike capability and was also tasked with reconnaissance duties between 1979 and 1993. No. 6 Squadron is based at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, and was equipped with Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft from January 2011 to December 2016. The squadron converted to Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft in 2017.