Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/November 1

No. 453 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force was formed during World War II. It came into existence at Bankstown in New South Wales on 23 May 1941. The squadron's motto was Ready to Strike. It was raised under the Empire Air Training Scheme. The squadron first saw action in Malaya and Singapore, after suffering heavy losses it was disbanded in Adelaide on 15 March 1942. It was reformed at RAF Drem, Scotland on 18 June 1942 and saw out the war in Europe, being finally disbanded on 21 January 1946.