Portal:Military of Australia/Units/January 28
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No. 83 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron of World War II. The Squadron was formed in February 1943 and was initially equipped with P-39 Airacobra fighters. The Squadron conducted defensive patrols over Brisbane until moving to Melville Island in the Northern Territory in December 1943. Prior to this move the squadron was re-equipped with Australian-designed Boomerang fighters in September. After only a month at Melville Island the Squadron was re-located to Gove in January 1944. In August the Squadron moved south to Camden, New South Wales and was disbanded in Menangle in September 1945 without seeing action.
