No. 8 Squadron

Royal Australian Air Force

Formed: 11Sep39

Disbanded: Feb42

Re-formed: Mar43

Disbanded: 19Jan46

Equipment

Bristol Beaufort

Douglas DC-2

Douglas DC-3

Lockheed Hudson

Bases

Sep39-Aug40 Fairbairn, Australia

Aug40-Feb41 Sembawang, Singapore

Feb41-Aug41 Kota Baharu, Malaya

Aug41-Dec41 Sembawang, Singapore

Dec41 Kauntan, Malaya

Dec41-Jan42 Sembawang, Singapore

Jan42-Feb42 Palembang, Java

Feb42 Batavia

Mar43-Jul43 Fairbairn, Australia

Jul43-Aug43 Bohle River

Aug43-Apr44 Goodenough Island

Apr44-Jun44 Nadzab, New Guinea

Jun44-Jan46 Tadji, New Guinea