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The pilot and navigator of a No. 87 Squadron Mosquito returning from a mission in 1945

No. 87 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force air intelligence squadron. No. 87 Squadron was first formed in September 1944 to provide photo reconnaissance support for Allied air force operations in the Netherlands East Indies. While the Squadron was disbanded in 1946 it was reformed in 1948 to conduct survey flights over Australia until being disbanded a second time in 1953. No. 87 Squadron was reactivated as an air intelligence squadron on 1 July 2006. The Squadron's headquarters is located at RAAF Base Edinburgh and Intelligence Flights from the squadron are stationed at most major RAAF bases.