No. 460 Squadron RAAF

460 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force intelligence unit active within the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO).

It was first formed as a heavy bomber squadron during World War II on 15 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 October 1945 after seeing extensive combat over Europe.

[9] A six-week "apprenticeship" period followed until the end of April 1942, during which the squadron was assigned mainly to attack less heavily defended targets on the French Channel coast; nevertheless, the squadron also undertook several attacks against targets in Germany during this time also.

460 Squadron relocated to RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire, from where it participated in the strategic bombing of Germany.

Its final raid was an attack on Adolf Hitler's mountain retreat of Berchtesgaden on Anzac Day, 1945.

460 Squadron joined Operation Manna, the transportation of relief supplies to starving Dutch civilians.

460 Squadron is commemorated at the Australian War Memorial by a display featuring its only surviving aircraft, G for George.

There are also memorials in a number of other countries including Denmark, France, the Netherlands (Grafhorst) and Germany, marking the sites of where squadron aircraft crashed or individual crew members were killed.

[20] The squadron was subsequently re-established on 2 July at a ceremony held in front of G for George at the Australian War Memorial.

460 Squadron Halifax UV-G aircrew at RAF Breighton circa September–October 1942
Bomber crew at RAF Binbrook in 1944, one believed to be Mack D Seale
Believed to be Mack D Seale at RAF Binbrook pre 1943. The aircraft is 'N for Nuts'
Members of 460 Squadron and the Lancaster bomber "G" for George in August 1943.
Binbrook, United Kingdom, April 1944: Mr John Curtin , Prime Minister of Australia, getting out of the veteran Lancaster "G" for George , during his visit to 460 Squadron RAAF.
460 Squadron is remembered as part of the 2007 Anzac Day Parade in Brisbane .