No. 460 Squadron RAAF
| No. 460 Squadron RAAF | |
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Some of No. 460 Squadron RAAF's ground crew posing in front of the Avro Lancaster bomber G for George at RAF Binbrook, May 1944 | |
| Active | 15 November 1941 – 10 October 1945 2 July 2010 – current |
| Country | Australia |
| Branch | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Role | Bomber squadron (1941–45) Imagery and geographic intelligence (2010–current) |
| Part of | No. 8 Group RAF, Bomber Command (Nov 41 – Dec 41) No. 1 Group RAF, Bomber Command (Jan 42 – Oct 45) Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (July 2010–current) |
| Motto(s) | "Strike and Return" |
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| Squadron badge heraldry | In front of a boomerang in base a kangaroo salient. The kangaroo is a fast and powerful animal indigenous to Australia, and the boomerang is a weapon peculiar to that country. |
| Squadron codes | UV (Nov 1941 – Nov 1943) AR (Nov 1943 – Oct 1945) |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Bomber | Vickers Wellington Avro Lancaster |
No. 460 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force intelligence unit active within the Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO). It was first formed as a heavy bomber squadron during World War II on 15 November 1941 and disbanded on 10 October 1945 after seeing extensive combat over Europe. The squadron was a multinational unit, but most personnel were Australian. No. 460 Squadron was reformed on 2 July 2010 and is currently located in Canberra.