The squadron was formed in September 1943 but could not be made operational due to a shortage of Dutch personnel.
18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF, which had been formed on the same basis in April 1942 and was flying operations against the Japanese from Australia's Northern Territory under RAAF command as part of the North Western Area Campaign.
It was loaned two B-25 Mitchell bombers and a Lodestar transport, but there is no record of these aircraft being flown while assigned to the squadron.
[2] The concise history of the squadron published by the RAAF Historical Section states that its personnel were posted to the newly formed No.
120 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF while an essay by historian Albert Palazzo published on the Australian War Memorial's website states that they were transferred to No.