No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF

The unit was formed in February 1941 and was disbanded in June 1944 after seeing action in the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II.

1 Air Ambulance Unit was formed on 15 February 1941 at RAAF Base Laverton and was equipped with three de Havilland DH-86 aircraft.

The Unit left Australia for the Middle East in April 1941 and began flying from Gaza in August 1941.

1 Air Ambulance Unit was expanded and reequipped with 11 Bristol Bombay aircraft in February 1943.

From July 1943 the unit supported the Allied invasion of Sicily and deployed to Italy in September 1943 to participate in the Italian Campaign.