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When formed
Was formed 9th of april 1941 at RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay -
What they do
452SQN role is to provide Air Base Air Traffic Services (ABATS), formally referred to as Air Traffic Control (ATC) services at RAAF Base Amberley, RAAF Base Darwin, Army Aviation Centre Oakey, RAAF Base Tindal and RAAF Base Townsville. In addition 452SQN assists 44WG provide Airspace Management (ASM) for Defence exercises and/or operations. -
what they do
452SQN consists of HQ 452SQN (located at RAAF Base Darwin), 452SQN AMB FLT (located at RAAF Base Amberley), 452SQN DAR FLT (located at RAAF Base Darwin), 452SQN OAK FLT (located at Army Aviation Centre Oakey), 452SQN TDL FLT (located at RAAF Base Tindal) and 452SQN TVL FLT (located at TRAAF Base Townsville). -
what they do
452SQN has a diverse workforce of approximately 270 personnel which includes Joint Battlefield Airspace Control (JBAC) officers (formally known as Air Traffic Control officers), APS control -
when returned to australia
Under orders to return to Australia, 452 Squadron withdrew from operations in Britain on 23 March 1942. -
when arrived at Melbourne
arrived in Melbourne on 13 August, and re-assembled at Richmond on 6 September. -
when returned to front lines
452 Squadron returned to front-line service on 17 January 1943. Re-equipped with Spitfires, it was based at Batchelor in the Northern Territory and joined 1 Fighter Group, defending Darwin. -
when relocated to strauss
The squadron relocated to Strauss on 1 February and, with the exception of a brief period between 9 and 27 March 1943 when it was deployed to reinforce the air defences of Perth, it remained there, protecting Darwin, until 30 June 1944. -
when moved to sattler
On 1 July 1944, 452 Squadron moved to Sattler in the Northern Territory. The protection of Darwin had been handed over to two Royal Air Force squadrons, allowing 452 Squadron to be employed in a ground attack role for the rest of the war. -
when disbanded
It disbanded on 17 November 1945.
