No. 79 Squadron RAAF
No.79 Squadron was formed in May 1943 as a fighter unit equipped with Supermarine Spitfires. It saw combat in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II. Between June 1943 and the end of the war in August 1945 it flew air defence patrols to protect Allied bases and ships. It was disbanded in November 1945, but was re-formed...