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A No. 102 Squadron B-24 Liberator undergoing a routine inspection in 1945
A No. 102 Squadron B-24 Liberator undergoing a routine inspection in 1945

No. 102 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force heavy bomber squadron of World War II. No. 102 Squadron was formed at Cecil Plains on 31 May 1945 and the Squadron's B-24 Liberator bombers arrived in July. While the Squadron began training on these aircraft, the war ended before it reached operational status. Following the end of the war the Squadron operated in the transport role before being disbanded in March 1946.