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From the Singapore Strategy to the disasterous equipping of an RAAF Squadron with outclassed Brewster Buffalos. Learn the events that led to the creation of 453 Squadron as a Spitfire squadron in Europe.
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Formed at RAF Drem, 453 Squadron banded together brand new Australian pilots with little to no experience. The hard training to become operational bought them together. But was not without it’s mishaps, loss of life, culture clashes and a visit from the Luftwaffe.
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After receiving it's movement order to join 11 Group, 453 Squadron entered operations in the fiercely contested arena of the Hornchurch Sector. From monotonous convoy patrols to large-scale fighter sweeps, their first few months of operations are a story of learning and losses.
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After a year of operations, 453 Squadron receives orders to move to the Orkney Islands for a period of operational rest.
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© Michael Ferguson-Kang