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SQUADRONS HISTORY
Several thousand Australians joined
the RAAF during World War II and went to a war so far away from their
home and loved one's.
They came from the land, from sheep stations, factories, offices, cities,
country towns, and brought with them that unique sense of humor and
devoted mateship that is the fierce pride of the Australian Warrior.
The Runnymeade Memorial in England commemorates over 4,000 Australian
Aviators who paid the Ultimate Price to win that war. This is a disturbing
figure, not only by its magnitude but by its obscurity. Many Australians
today are not aware of the thousands of young Australian men who took
part in the Battles in the Skies over Europe during WWII, one of Australia's
greatest and deadliest commitments to battle.
As a nation we are not aware of what these men suffered, what demands
were placed on them, and how bravely they continued the tradition of
The ANZACS, not on the ground, but in the freezing skies above Europe.
It is sad to note that the Australian Men who fought in Bomber Command
WWII, each and every one a hero, have been dealt obscurity by this great
nation. This site has been created to Honour the men, the boys that
left home and became old men at 30, to Honour those that flew in Bomber
Command, and to Honour the Aviators and support crews of

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