No. 200 Flight RAAF

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No. 200 Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force special duties flight of World War II.

No. 200 Flight was formed at Leyburn, Queensland on 15 February 1945. Equipped with six heavily modified B-24 Liberator aircraft, the Flight was controlled by the Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB) and was tasked with the insertion and supply of intelligence gathering parties behind Japanese lines. Due to the secrecy of these tasks personnel from the flight were forbidden to speak about their duties at any time.

No. 200 Flight began flying operational missions in March 1945, with the Flight supporting AIB operations in Borneo ahead of and during the Borneo campaign (1945). Three aircraft were lost during these operations, representing a very heavy casualty rate for a unit as small as No. 200 Flight. Following the end of the war the Flight appears to have flown all AIB personnel in Borneo back to Australia. No. 200 Flight was disbanded on 15 December 1945.

[edit] References

• RAAF Historical Section (1995), Units of the Royal Australian Air Force. A Concise History. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

• Peter Dunn 200 Flight RAAF and "Z" Special Operations Unit in Australia during WW2

• Roll of honour, with awards, images and links.

Special Forces of Australia

Current special forces units Special Operations Command Special Air Service Regiment | 1st Commando Regiment | 4 RAR (Commando) Tactical Assault Groups | Incident Response Regiment | 171st Aviation Squadron Current related units RAAF Airfield Defence Guards | RAN Clearance Diving Teams | Regional Force Surveillance Units Former units Allied Intelligence Bureau | Independent and Commando Companies | No. 200 Flight RAAF | Coastwatchers Special Operations Australia | Far Eastern Liaison Office | M Special Unit | Z Special Unit