| No. 460 Squadron RAAF | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| 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)[1] No. 1 Group RAF, Bomber Command (Jan 42 – Oct 45)[2] Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (July 2010–current) |
| Motto(s) | "Strike and Return"[1][3] |
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| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge heraldry | In front of a boomerang in base a kangaroo salient.[3] The kangaroo is a fast and powerful animal indigenous to Australia, and the boomerang is a weapon peculiar to that country.[1] |
| Squadron codes | UV (Nov 1941 – Nov 1943)[4][5] AR (Nov 1943 – Oct 1945)[6][7] |
| 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.
- ^ a b c Moyes 1976, p. 254.
- ^ Moyes 1976, pp. 302, 304, 306.
- ^ a b Halley 1988, p. 480.
- ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 103.
- ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 114.
- ^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, p. 17.
- ^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 63.