No. 94 Squadron RAAF

Mosquitos line runway at Castlereagh

Brief History

No, 94 Squadron, equipped with Mosquito aircraft, was formed at Castlereagh Strip near Richmond in New South Wales, on 30 May 1945. It was planned that the unit would form part of No. 86 Wing. Personnel were initially accommodated at Richmond until the adjutant and 100 men moved to the camp at Castlereagh on 27 June 1944. The move was completed on 29 June.

During July 1945, the Squadron flew a total o( 73.35 hours training in Australian-built Mosquito FB Mk 40, aircraft. The Castlereagh site was waterlogged and required work by a flight from the No. 9 Airfield Construction Squadron to prepare hard standing for the aircraft.

During July a Rolls Royce representative, and a representative from de Havilland Propeller Division, lectured the ground staff and aircrew to familiarise them with their various tasks before the Mosquitos were delivered. This activ1ty continued until September 1945 when the unit was advised that No. 94 Squadron would cease to function on 20 Sep 1945. On 29 Oct 1945, an airmen's tent was burnt down, and on 7 Jan 1946 the Squadron vacated the Castlereagh camp site, and moved to R1chmond, where the unit was disbanded on 24 Jan 1946.

Unit Personnel

• John Thomas Thomson 12 Jun 1945 - 22 Feb 1946

Notes

Content has come from Units of the Royal Australian Air Force - A Concise History - Volume 2 Fighter Units - Australian Government Publishing Service - 1995 page 99.