No. 22 Squadron RAAF

No. 22 Squadron RAAF
22 Squadron
22 Sqn (AWM OG1732).jpg
No. 22 Squadron aircrew and ground crew preparing for a sortie in October 1944
Active April 1936 - Present
Country  Australia
Branch RAAF
Role Base operations and training
Size Squadron
Part of Combat Support Group
Garrison/HQ RAAF Base Richmond
Motto "Adsum"
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Allan Walters (1937–38)

No. 22 (City of Sydney) Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force mixed regular and reserve squadron that provides support for the RAAF in the Sydney region. Formed in 1936, the squadron served in Papua New Guinea during the Second World War, and later followed the Pacific war as far as the Philippines. A member of the squadron, Flight Lieutenant Bill Newton, was posthumously awarded of the Victoria Cross for his actions while flying a Douglas Boston on 16–18 March 1943.

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History

No. 22 Squadron was formed in April 1936 at Richmond, NSW. A CAF (Citizen Air Force) Squadron, 22SQN consisted initially of two thirds of the PAF (Permanent Air Force) personnel of No. 3 Squadron. (In real terms this was 24 PAF personnel.) The squadron grew to more than one hundred CAF members.

No. 22 Squadron was mobilised following the outbreak of war and conducted anti-submarine patrols. The Squadron was equipped with A-20 Boston bombers in April 1942 and deployed to New Guinea in October 1942 where it flew in support of the Australian Army. In March 1943 the Squadron played an important role in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. The Squadron conducted operations throughout the South West Pacific Area until the end of the war. No. 22 Squadron returned to Australia at the end of 1945 and was disbanded in mid-1946.

No. 22 Squadron was reformed as a flying reserve unit in 1948 and has been located at RAAF Base Richmond since 1953 in a non-flying role supporting RAAF activities in the Sydney region. On 1 July 2010 changes to the structure of the Combat Support Group resulted in the combat support and fixed base services functions of No. 325 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron (325ECSS) being integrated with No. 22 Squadron's training role at RAAF Richmond and 325ECSS being disbanded.[1]

References

  1. ^ Stackpool, Andrew (5 August 2010). "Over To You Now". Air Force: p. 6. http://digital.realviewtechnologies.com/default.aspx?iid=38875&startpage=page0000006. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 

Further reading

  • Weate, Mark (1999). Bill Newton VC: The Short Life of a RAAF Hero. Loftus, NSW: Australian Military History Publications. pp. 95 pages. ISBN 1-876439-78-5. 

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