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Pacific. At the conclusion of hostilities, the squadron was disbanded but was later re-formed in 1948, carrying out aerial survey operations in Australia until 1953. In 2006, it was re-raised again as a non-flying squadron tasked with air intelligence analysis as part of the Information Warfare Directorate within the RAAF's
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related to its service during World War II. The delay in awarding these honours was due to the squadron having been disbanded in 1953, which was prior to the general awarding of World War II battle honours to RAAF units which occurred during the mid-1950s. With the reactivation of No. 87 Squadron in
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The squadron is responsible for providing air intelligence and counter-intelligence analysis and combat targeting support to on-going Air Force operations. Personnel in the squadron comprise Air
Intelligence Officer, Armament Engineer, Air Combat Officer, Air Intelligence Analyst (GEOINT, SIGINT and
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squadron, being raised in
September 1944 through the re-designation of No. 1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit, which had been formed in June 1942. Throughout the war, No. 87 Squadron flew a variety of aircraft from bases in Australia, gathering photographic intelligence on Japanese forces and installations
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With the reactivation of No. 87 Squadron in 2006, the original squadron badge which had been approved by King George VI in July 1949, was updated and the revised badge with a motto in
English was approved by the Chief of Air Force, Air Marshal Geoff Shepherd, on 22 March 2006. The badge consists of
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On 10 September 1944, No. 1 PRU was re-designated as "No. 87 Squadron" at
Coomalie Creek Airfield in the Northern Territory. The new squadron was initially equipped with two Wirraways and a Mosquito and was tasked with providing photo reconnaissance support for Allied operations in South East Asia
534:: "We See and We Fight" (originally "Videmus Militamus" on the previous badge) – highlights the importance of intelligence in detecting, locating and identifying the enemy in the successful conduct of air operations and the squadron's role in both the offensive and defensive aspects of air warfare.
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Four operational flights were completed in
January 1943, while reconnaissance of all Japanese aerodromes in Timor was completed in April. In May photo reconnaissance missions were completed over Timor, Tanimbar and Dutch New Guinea. In August aircraft from the squadron located two new Japanese
246:, in October 1945 where it was disbanded on 24 July 1946. For their service during the war, one member of No. 87 Squadron was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire, four received the Distinguished Flying Cross and seven were Mentioned in Dispatches.
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No. 87 Squadron was reactivated as the Air Force's air intelligence squadron on 1 July 2006. It is part of the
Information Warfare Directorate within the RAAF's Air Warfare Centre. The squadron's headquarters is located at
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OPINT), Air
Surveillance Operator, and administrative, computer systems support and logistics trade groups. The squadron has a total strength of 140 permanent and 30 reserve personnel stationed at five different bases.
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In March 2011, No. 87 Squadron was awarded the
Markowski Cup for being the most proficient non-flying squadron in the Air Force for 2010. Previously in September 1948, No. 87 Squadron had also won the
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October. The first operational flights occurred between 10 and 19 November over Tanimbar Island; however, on 20 November a Lightning was destroyed in a crash, killing the pilot. Two
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A History of Number 87 Squadron (Incorporating Number 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit)
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2006, the latent honours were able to be awarded. No. 87 Squadron's battle honours are:
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aircraft on 26 May 1944. Between June and August the squadron flew missions over
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and its seven Tactical Intelligence Flights (TIFs) are situated with all flying
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In 2009, the Governor General of Australia awarded No. 87 Squadron with five
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Ground staff from No. 87 Squadron printing aerial reconnaissance photos, 1945
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Mosquito Monograph: A History of Mosquitoes in Australia and RAAF Operations
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125:(RAAF) air intelligence squadron. It saw action during World War II as a
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937:. Weston Creek, Australian Capital Territory: Aerospace Publications.
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Units of the Royal Australian Air Force – Volume 3: Bomber Units
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Air Force: The Official Newspaper of the Royal Australian Air Force
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Air Force: The Official Newspaper of the Royal Australian Air Force
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Air Force: The Official Newspaper of the Royal Australian Air Force
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Squadron disbanded in December 1953 and reformed in July 2006
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561:(September 1944 – July 1946, March 1948 – December 1953)
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of the Air Force as well as with Combat Support Group.
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Crick, Darren; Cowan, Brendan & Birkett, Gordon.
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975:. RAAF Edinburgh, South Australia: Limited Edition.
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2708:Military units and formations established in 1944
1573: Military units and formations of the
918:. St Leonards, New South Wales: Allen and Unwin.
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1961:No. 396 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing RAAF
1956:No. 395 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing RAAF
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812:"Mr. McKell Presents Duke's Cup at Fairbairn"
2664:Target Towing and Special Duties Flight RAAF
1054:Royal Australian Air Force flying squadrons
985:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
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459:Wing Commander Richard Trotman-Dickenson,
2718:Recipient of the Duke of Gloucester's Cup
2684:List of RAAF independent aircraft flights
2538:Forward Air Control Development Unit RAAF
1007:. Highbury, South Australia: D. Vincent.
792:. Vol. 53, no. 6. 14 April 2011
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755:Carpenter, Claire (9 August 2007).
16:Royal Australian Air Force squadron
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2409:No. 115 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
2404:No. 114 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
2399:No. 113 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
2394:No. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
2389:No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
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728:Stackpole, Andrew (13 July 2006).
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2566:No. 12 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF
2561:No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF
916:The RAAF and the Flying Squadrons
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2629:No. 82 Wing Training Flight RAAF
2556:No. 9 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF
1694:Strike Reconnaissance Group RAAF
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952:RAAF Historical Section (1995).
494:Wing Commander Hannah Jude-Smith
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1634:No. 10 (Operational) Group RAAF
889:"RAAF A56 Republic P-43 Lancer"
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423:Flight Lieutenant L. O. Hindley
399:Flight Lieutenant V. D. Guthrie
391:Flight Lieutenant R. A. Hosking
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2581:Governor-General's Flight RAAF
2510:No. 13 Communication Unit RAAF
2505:No. 12 Communication Unit RAAF
2500:No. 11 Communication Unit RAAF
2495:No. 10 Communication Unit RAAF
2199:No. 69 (Reserve) Squadron RAAF
2194:No. 68 (Reserve) Squadron RAAF
1629:No. 9 (Operational) Group RAAF
1624:No. 5 (Maintenance) Group RAAF
1619:No. 4 (Maintenance) Group RAAF
838:"Battle Honours Great Battles"
818:. 27 September 1948. p. 2
415:Squadron Leader A. E. McKenzie
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2596:Transport Support Flight RAAF
2591:RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam
2586:RAAF Transport Flight (Japan)
2490:No. 9 Communication Unit RAAF
2485:No. 8 Communication Unit RAAF
2480:No. 7 Communication Unit RAAF
2475:No. 6 Communication Unit RAAF
2470:No. 5 Communication Unit RAAF
2465:No. 4 Communication Unit RAAF
2460:No. 3 Communication Unit RAAF
2455:No. 2 Communication Unit RAAF
2450:No. 1 Communication Unit RAAF
2371:No. 2 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF
2366:No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF
2319:RAAF Squadron Berlin Air Lift
1714:Tactical Transport Group RAAF
1669:Air Force Training Group RAAF
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431:Flying Officer T. A. Slattery
2619:No. 1 Long Range Flight RAAF
649:. Royal Australian Air Force
589:RAAF Historical Section 1995
550:(September 1944 – July 1946)
407:Squadron Leader C. H. Browne
367:Squadron Leader H. A. Gamble
359:Squadron Leader A. S. Hermes
351:Squadron Leader A. S. Hermes
343:Squadron Leader C. C. Lawrie
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2669:RAAF Washington Flying Unit
1709:Tactical Fighter Group RAAF
1614:No. 2 (Training) Group RAAF
1604:No. 1 (Training) Group RAAF
763:. Vol. 49, no. 14
736:. Vol. 48, no. 12
567:(August 1942 – August 1944)
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1946:No. 326 Air Base Wing RAAF
1941:No. 325 Air Base Wing RAAF
1936:No. 324 Air Base Wing RAAF
1931:No. 323 Air Base Wing RAAF
1926:No. 322 Air Base Wing RAAF
1921:No. 321 Air Base Wing RAAF
1916:No. 307 Air Base Wing RAAF
1911:No. 306 Air Base Wing RAAF
1906:No. 305 Air Base Wing RAAF
1901:No. 304 Air Base Wing RAAF
1896:No. 303 Air Base Wing RAAF
1891:No. 302 Air Base Wing RAAF
1886:No. 301 Air Base Wing RAAF
1689:Maritime Patrol Group RAAF
1575:Royal Australian Air Force
486:Wing Commander Col Coghill
470:Wing Commander Greg Weller
448:Wing Commander Rick Keir,
383:Squadron Leader L. P. Bond
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62:Royal Australian Air Force
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971:No. 87 Squadron (2008).
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478:Wing Commander Jon Keily
1679:Air Mobility Group RAAF
1003:Vincent, David (1982).
914:Barnes, Norman (2000).
244:Parkes, New South Wales
221:Netherlands East Indies
173:Coomalie Creek Airfield
80:RAAF Air Warfare Centre
2334:Seaplane Squadron RAAF
933:Eather, Steve (1995).
643:"No. 87 Squadron RAAF"
279:Duke of Gloucester Cup
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2644:Antarctic Flight RAAF
2324:Fighter Squadron RAAF
2314:No. 292 Squadron RAAF
2309:No. 107 Squadron RAAF
2304:No. 102 Squadron RAAF
2299:No. 100 Squadron RAAF
1664:Air Combat Group RAAF
304:Dutch New Guinea 1945
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197:de Havilland Mosquito
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153:Brewster F2A Buffalos
149:RAAF Station Laverton
105:Dutch New Guinea 1945
2294:No. 99 Squadron RAAF
2289:No. 94 Squadron RAAF
2284:No. 93 Squadron RAAF
2279:No. 92 Squadron RAAF
2274:No. 88 Squadron RAAF
2269:No. 87 Squadron RAAF
2264:No. 86 Squadron RAAF
2259:No. 85 Squadron RAAF
2254:No. 84 Squadron RAAF
2249:No. 83 Squadron RAAF
2244:No. 82 Squadron RAAF
2239:No. 80 Squadron RAAF
2234:No. 79 Squadron RAAF
2229:No. 78 Squadron RAAF
2224:No. 77 Squadron RAAF
2219:No. 76 Squadron RAAF
2214:No. 75 Squadron RAAF
2209:No. 73 Squadron RAAF
2204:No. 71 Squadron RAAF
2189:No. 67 Squadron RAAF
2184:No. 66 Squadron RAAF
2179:No. 60 Squadron RAAF
2174:No. 43 Squadron RAAF
2169:No. 42 Squadron RAAF
2164:No. 41 Squadron RAAF
2159:No. 40 Squadron RAAF
2154:No. 38 Squadron RAAF
2149:No. 37 Squadron RAAF
2144:No. 36 Squadron RAAF
2139:No. 35 Squadron RAAF
2134:No. 34 Squadron RAAF
2129:No. 33 Squadron RAAF
2124:No. 32 Squadron RAAF
2119:No. 31 Squadron RAAF
2114:No. 30 Squadron RAAF
2109:No. 29 Squadron RAAF
2104:No. 28 Squadron RAAF
2099:No. 27 Squadron RAAF
2094:No. 26 Squadron RAAF
2089:No. 25 Squadron RAAF
2084:No. 24 Squadron RAAF
2079:No. 23 Squadron RAAF
2074:No. 22 Squadron RAAF
2069:No. 21 Squadron RAAF
2064:No. 20 Squadron RAAF
2059:No. 15 Squadron RAAF
2054:No. 14 Squadron RAAF
2049:No. 13 Squadron RAAF
2044:No. 12 Squadron RAAF
2039:No. 11 Squadron RAAF
2034:No. 10 Squadron RAAF
1408:Article XV squadrons
875:No. 87 Squadron 2008
863:No. 87 Squadron 2008
757:"87SQN's first bite"
730:"Back to the Future"
692:No. 87 Squadron 2008
571:Republic P-43 Lancer
554:Brewster F2A Buffalo
346:14 June 1942 (1PRU)
330:Date of appointment
268:Force Element Groups
127:photo reconnaissance
24:No. 87 Squadron RAAF
2639:No. 201 Flight RAAF
2634:No. 101 Flight RAAF
2576:No. 200 Flight RAAF
2029:No. 9 Squadron RAAF
2024:No. 8 Squadron RAAF
2019:No. 7 Squadron RAAF
2014:No. 6 Squadron RAAF
2009:No. 5 Squadron RAAF
2004:No. 4 Squadron RAAF
1999:No. 3 Squadron RAAF
1994:No. 2 Squadron RAAF
1989:No. 1 Squadron RAAF
1674:Air Lift Group RAAF
615:, pp. 225–226.
338:8 June 1942 (1PRU)
315:Commanding officers
264:RAAF Base Edinburgh
251:RAAF Base Fairbairn
97:Battle honours
90:RAAF Base Edinburgh
2659:Survey Flight RAAF
2571:No. 33 Flight RAAF
816:The Canberra Times
426:21 September 1953
362:10 September 1944
327:Commanding officer
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783:"Simply the best"
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539:Aircraft operated
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1876:No. 95 Wing RAAF
1871:No. 92 Wing RAAF
1866:No. 91 Wing RAAF
1861:No. 90 Wing RAAF
1856:No. 86 Wing RAAF
1851:No. 85 Wing RAAF
1846:No. 84 Wing RAAF
1841:No. 83 Wing RAAF
1836:No. 82 Wing RAAF
1831:No. 81 Wing RAAF
1826:No. 80 Wing RAAF
1821:No. 79 Wing RAAF
1816:No. 78 Wing RAAF
1811:No. 77 Wing RAAF
1806:No. 76 Wing RAAF
1801:No. 75 Wing RAAF
1796:No. 73 Wing RAAF
1791:No. 72 Wing RAAF
1786:No. 71 Wing RAAF
1781:No. 62 Wing RAAF
1776:No. 61 Wing RAAF
1771:No. 44 Wing RAAF
1766:No. 42 Wing RAAF
1761:No. 41 Wing RAAF
1756:No. 34 Wing RAAF
1751:No. 24 Wing RAAF
1746:No. 22 Wing RAAF
1741:No. 21 Wing RAAF
1609:No. 2 Group RAAF
1599:No. 1 Group RAAF
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101:Darwin 1942–1944
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1527:No. 120 (NEI)
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891:. ADF Serials
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791:
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778:
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718:, p. 99.
717:
712:
705:
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694:, p. 65.
693:
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670:, p. 98.
669:
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378:28 July 1945
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225:Cocos Islands
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175:in December.
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115:Military unit
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2713:Parkes Shire
2420:post flights
2268:
1592:World War II
1517:No. 19 (NEI)
1512:No. 18 (NEI)
1337:
1004:
972:
953:
934:
915:
893:. Retrieved
882:
877:, p. 4.
870:
865:, p. 3.
858:
846:. Retrieved
841:
832:
820:. Retrieved
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789:
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765:. Retrieved
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699:
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651:. Retrieved
646:
620:
608:
596:
584:
548:CAC Wirraway
542:
531:
525:
519:
513:
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489:8 July 2016
454:1 July 2006
440:
418:1 July 1953
319:
318:
310:Morotai 1945
288:
276:
272:
260:
257:Reactivation
248:
241:
217:
185:
169:P-43 Lancers
161:CAC Wirraway
146:
143:World War II
118:
117:
109:Morotai 1945
76:Part of
45:2006–current
18:
2524:forward air
1061:Main series
895:24 November
848:27 December
740:23 November
716:Eather 1995
704:Eather 1995
680:Eather 1995
668:Eather 1995
653:23 November
647:RAAF Museum
625:Barnes 2000
613:Barnes 2000
601:Barnes 2000
386:8 Mar 1948
307:Borneo 1945
215:in August.
193:Roti Island
107:Borneo 1945
86:Garrison/HQ
2697:Categories
907:References
822:7 December
796:7 December
767:7 December
205:Balikpapan
2547:transport
1981:squadrons
981:cite book
526:The Sword
520:The Quill
229:Singapore
53:Australia
43:1948–1953
41:1944–1946
1393:Seaplane
219:and the
213:Noemfoor
2612:flights
2549:flights
2380:air-sea
2349:flights
1383:Fighter
514:The Sun
189:Koepang
138:History
50:Country
1584:groups
1577:(RAAF)
1011:
960:
941:
922:
58:Branch
38:Active
2443:units
2359:units
1728:wings
1651:Group
786:(PDF)
577:Notes
504:Badge
121:is a
1009:ISBN
987:link
958:ISBN
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