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Graeme,
>No 400 to 499 were RCAF, RAAF and RNZAF squadrons
>operating under RAF control.
In Australia's case the 400 numbered squadrons were the Article 15 squadrons from the Empire Air Training Scheme. Canada added Article 15 to the EATS agreement as they were concerned that their manpower would be flowing to the RAF without any benefits to the RCAF. Their were seventeen 400 numbered RAAF squadrons including,
450 Kittyhawk/Mustang - North Africa/Italy
451 Hurricane/Spitfire - North Africa/Europe
452 Spitfire - Europe/South Pacific
453 Buffalo/Spitfire - South Pacific/Europe
454 Blenheim/Baltimore - North Africa/Italy
455 Hampden/Beaufighter - Europe
456 Beaufighter/Mosquito - Europe
457 Spitfire - Europe/South Pacific
458 Wellington - Europe/North Africa
459 Hudson/Ventura/Baltimore - Noth Africa
460 Halifax/Lancaster - Europe
461 Sunderland - Europe
462 Halifax - Europe
463 Lancaster - Europe
464 Ventura/Mosquito - Europe
466 Wellington/Halifax - Europe
467 Lancaster - Europe
452 RAAF and 457 RAAF along with 54 RAF joined the South pacific theatre under Clive Caldwell in 1943. They were all under RAAF control.
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