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No. 456 Squadron, RAAF

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Personnel Rolls

Commanding Officers

Wing Commander
OLIVE, CHARLES GORDON CHALLONER
Royal Australian Air Force
From 30 June 1941
Wing Commander
WOLFE, EDWARD CHATHAM
Royal Air Force
From 27 March 1942
Wing Commander
DWYER, MICHAEL HARINGTON
Royal Air Force
From 1 February 1943
Wing Commander
HOWDEN, GEORGE
Royal Air Force
From 12 June 1943
Wing Commander
HAMPSHIRE, KEITH MACDERMOTT
Royal Australian Air Force
From 14 December 1943
Squadron Leader
HOWARD, BASIL
Royal Australian Air Force
From 5 November 1944
Squadron Leader
COWPER, ROBERT BARSON
Royal Australian Air Force
From 30 May 1945

Roll of Honour

Honours & Awards

Nominal Roll

Archival Material

National Archives of Australia

Series No. Control Symbol Item Title Digitised Item Item ID
A9186 142 Unit history of number 456 Squadron - July 1941 to June 1945 1359208

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References

Eather, S. 1995, Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force. Weston Creek: Aerospace Publications.

RAAF Historical Section 1995, Fighter Units. Units of the Royal Australian Air Force: A Concise History, v. 2. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service.

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