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No. 84 Squadron aircraft over Horn Island in 1943

No. 84 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force fighter squadron of World War II. No. 84 Squadron was formed in February 1943 and was the first squadron to be equipped with the Australian-designed CAC Boomerang fighter. In April 1943 No. 84 Squadron was deployed to Horn Island, Queensland in the Torres Strait. The Squadron was reequipped with P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft in September 1943 but did not see action. In May 1944 No. 84 Squadron returned to mainland Australia and supported Army training until being re-equipped with P-51D Mustang aircraft in May 1945. No 84 Squadron was disbanded in January 1946.