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No. 25 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force non-flying reserve squadron based at RAAF Base Pearce. 25 Squadron was formed in Victoria in May 1937 and moved to Pearce in 1938 to support the Army and Navy and provide cadet pilot training for the RAAF. During the early years of World War II the squadron was equipped with obsolete fighters and was tasked with providing the air defence of Perth. In August 1943 the Squadron was re-equipped with Vengeance dive-bombers and flew combat missions with these aircraft until being re-equipped with B-24 Liberators in January 1945. While the Squadron was disbanded in July 1946 it was reformed in April 1948 as a Citizen Air Force unit and was responsible for training reservist pilots and ground crew until July 1998 when its pilot-training role was transferred to No. 79 Squadron.