No. 461 Squadron RAAF

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No. 461 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare unit that operated primarily over the Atlantic during World War II.

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No. 461 Squadron RAAF canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Australian Air Force squadron ⓘ
maritime patrol squadron ⓘ
aircraftType flying boat ⓘ
aircraftUsed Short Sunderland ⓘ
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
associatedWith Coastal Command operations ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
basedAt RAF Hamworthy ⓘ
RAF Mount Batten ⓘ
RAF Pembroke Dock ⓘ
basedIn United Kingdom ⓘ
branch Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
disbanded 1945 ⓘ
duty locating and attacking enemy submarines ⓘ
protection of Allied shipping lanes ⓘ
reconnaissance over sea lanes ⓘ
engagedAgainst Kriegsmarine U-boats ⓘ
linked to: U-boats
engagementType long-range ocean patrols ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
formedOn 1942 ⓘ
garrisonDuringWWII RAF stations in the United Kingdom ⓘ
historicalPeriod Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
nationalityOfPersonnel predominantly Australian ⓘ
notableFor operations against German U-boats ⓘ
operatedIn Bay of Biscay ⓘ
North Atlantic ⓘ
operatedUnder RAF Coastal Command ⓘ
operationalEnvironment maritime ⓘ
partOf RAAF Article XV squadrons ⓘ
primaryMission air-sea rescue ⓘ
anti-submarine patrols ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ
role anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ
serviceNumber 461 ⓘ
theatre Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ
type flying boat squadron ⓘ

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Short Sunderland → operator → No. 461 Squadron RAAF ⓘ