Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/February 18

No. 2 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force squadron. The Squadron was first formed in 1916 at Heliopolis, Egypt as 2 Squadron Australian Flying Corps. The Squadron heavily involved (as a fighter squadron) during the Battle of Cambrai in the First World War and as a bomber squadron in the Second World War and Vietnam War flying the Canberra Bomber. In the later years of the Canberra bomber's RAAF operations it was predominantly used for target towing and aerial mapping. The squadron is currently being re-formed to operate Boeing Wedgetail aircraft from RAAF Base Williamtown and RAAF Base Tindal.