Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/June 4
Appearance
![A No. 8 Squadron Beaufort during an attack on Wewak in 1944](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/8_Sqn_%28AWM_042999%29.jpg/150px-8_Sqn_%28AWM_042999%29.jpg)
No. 8 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force training squadron of World War I and medium bomber squadron of World War II. The Squadron was first formed in October 1917 as a flying training Squadron responsible for providing replacement pilots for No. 4 Squadron until its disbandment in April 1919. The Squadron was reformed as a bomber-reconnaissance unit in September 1940 and saw action during the Malayan Campaign and New Guinea campaign. No. 8 Squadron was disbanded in January 1946.