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No. 100 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force bomber and maritime patrol squadron of World War II. The Squadron was formed in 1942 and was disbanded in 1946. No. 100 Squadron was formed at RAAF Base Richmond on 15 February 1942. The Squadron was formed from a nucleus of No. 100 Squadron RAF, which had been destroyed during the Malayan Campaign, and was named in this Squadron's honour. No. 100 Squadron flew its first combat missions in June 1942. At first the squadron flew reconnaissance patrols and anti-shipping and bombing missions against the Japanese, but switched to level bombing of Japanese installations. The Squadron continued in this role until the end of the war and was disbanded at Finschafen on 19 August 1946.