Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/April 17

No. 17 Air Observation Post Flight (17 AOP Flight) was a Royal Australian Air Force artillery spotting and liaison unit which saw action in the Second World War. The Flight was formed at Cairns on 2 October 1944 and was equipped with Auster Mk 3 light aircraft. The Flight first saw action as part of the Bougainville campaign with the Flight's first Auster arriving on Bougainville from October 1944. A detachment of the Flight equipped with Tiger Moth aircraft was established on New Britain in February 1945. No. 17 AOP Flight was disbanded on 7 December 1945.