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No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF
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No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force unit of World War II.
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It was formed at Madang in New Guinea on 13 December 1944 and was equipped with Consolidated Catalinas.
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The flight's role was to carry out search and rescue operations and provide air-sea rescue support to other aircraft during attacks on Japanese targets. The flight's aircraft also conducted offensive operations and dropped supplies on behalf of the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit.
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Following the end of the war the Flight moved to Port Moresby on 18 March 1946 and was disbanded there on 24 January 1947.
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References
- RAAF Historical Section (1995), Units of the Royal Australian Air Force. A Concise History. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
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