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No. 463 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force heavy bomber squadron during World War II. The squadron was formed in the United Kingdom in late 1943 from personnel and aircraft allocated from No. 467 Squadron RAAF. The squadron was equipped with Avro Lancaster bombers and flew its first raids on Germany immediately after being formed. Operating as part of RAF Bomber Command No.

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  • No. 463 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force heavy bomber squadron during World War II. The squadron was formed in the United Kingdom in late 1943 from personnel and aircraft allocated from No. 467 Squadron RAAF. The squadron was equipped with Avro Lancaster bombers and flew its first raids on Germany immediately after being formed. Operating as part of RAF Bomber Command No.
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  • No. 463 Squadron RAAF
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aircraft bomber
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  • *Berlin, 1940–1945
  • *Fortress Europe, 1940–1944
  • *France and Germany, 1944–1945
  • *German Ports, 1940–1945
  • *Normandy, 1944
  • *Ruhr, 1940–1945
  • *Walcheren
  • *Bergen
  • *Tirpitz
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  • JO (December 1943 – September 1945)
  • PO (November 1943 – November 1943)
  • In front of a star of seven points, four sledge hammers in saltire
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  • Press on Regardless
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  • Bomber Squadron
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