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1939
First official RAAF operation of WW2 when 10 Squadron flew with RAF Coastal Command against U-Boats in the Atlantic
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1940
NIMBIN sank with the loss of 7 lives after hitting a German mine off NORAH HEAD, New South Wales
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1941
Flt Lt C R CALDWELL shot down five Ju-87 (Stuka) dive bombers. For this feat he was awarded a second DFC. During the War, Caldwell was also awarded a DSO, and a Cross of Valour by the Polish Government
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1950
HMA Ships BATAAN and WARRAMUNGA assisted in the evacuation of CHINNAMPO, the port city for PYONGYANG, Korea, which was under threat from Chinese soldiers. This involved hazardous night-time operations in very shallow water
