The pilot and another crew member of a No. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight Catalina

No. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force unit of World War II. The Royal Australian Air Force ( RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Flight was formed at Darwin, Northern Territory on 23 December 1944 and was equipped with PBY Catalinas. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Flight's role was to carry out search and rescue operations and provide rescue support to other aircraft during attacks on Japanese targets.

Following the end of the War No. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight evacuated former prisoners of war from Borneo and Morotai to Australia and provided a regular courier and supply service to Australian outposts in East Timor and the Northern Territory. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. Morotai Island (695 sq mi/1800 km² is an island located in the Halmahera group of eastern Indonesia 's Maluku Islands (Moluccas East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia. The Flight was disbanded at Darwin on 16 September 1947. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

References

• RAAF Historical Section (1995), Units of the Royal Australian Air Force. A Concise History. Volume 4. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. Page 154.

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