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The crew of a No. 23 Squadron B-24 with their aircraft in June 1945

No. 23 Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force. The Squadron was formed in May 1937 but was renumbered No. 25 Squadron in January 1939. No. 23 Squadron was reformed in February 1939 and served in the maritime patrol role until it was converted to a dive bomber squadron in June 1943. In October 1944 the Squadron was converted to a heavy bomber unit and conducted bombing missions over the Netherlands East Indies from April 1945 until the end of the war. Although the Squadron was redesignated No. 6 Squadron in early 1948, it was reformed as a Citizen Air Force squadron later that year and is currently a non-flying reserve squadron based near Brisbane, Queensland.