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- No. 461 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol squadron during World War II which operated under Royal Air Force control flying in Europe and over the Atlantic. The squadron was formed in 1942 and was disbanded in mid-1945, just after the end of the war in Europe. Personnel were drawn from many countries of the British Empire, although the majority were Australians. Throughout the war, the squadron was credited with destroying a total of six German U-boats, and operated mainly in the Bay of Biscay and Atlantic. (en)
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- *Arctic, 1940–1945
- *Atlantic, 1939–1945
- *Biscay Ports, 1940–1945
- *Biscay, 1940–1945
- *English Channel and North Sea, 1939–1945
- *Normandy, 1944
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- A demi-shark couped, pierced by a harpoon
- UT (April 1942 – August 1943, July 1944 – June 1945)
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- "They shall not pass unseen"
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- *Atlantic, 1939–1945
*English Channel and North Sea, 1939–1945
*Biscay Ports, 1940–1945
*Normandy, 1944
*Biscay, 1940–1945
*Arctic, 1940–1945 (en)
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- A No. 461 Squadron Sunderland Mark V landing at Pembroke Dock, Wales in 1944 (en)
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- 0001-04-25 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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- UT (en)
- A demi-shark couped, pierced by a harpoon (en)
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- Squadron Badge heraldry (en)
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- "They shall not pass unseen" (en)
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- No. 461 Squadron RAAF (en)
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- No. 461 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol squadron during World War II which operated under Royal Air Force control flying in Europe and over the Atlantic. The squadron was formed in 1942 and was disbanded in mid-1945, just after the end of the war in Europe. Personnel were drawn from many countries of the British Empire, although the majority were Australians. Throughout the war, the squadron was credited with destroying a total of six German U-boats, and operated mainly in the Bay of Biscay and Atlantic. (en)
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- No. 461 Squadron RAAF (en)
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- No. 461 Squadron RAAF (en)
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