The author has focused on the squadrons activities and performance from 1939 to 1945 when it operated with Ansons, Hudsons and Beauforts including the Battle for Milne Bay and the subjugation of Rabaul as well as the post 1945 period when the squadron was equipped sucessively with the Lincoln, Canberra, Phantom and F111s. pp. xvi, 190 illusts #0820
No. 6 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) training and bomber squadron. The squadron was first formed in 1917 and served as a training unit based in England during World War I. It was disbanded in 1919 but re-formed at the start of 1939. The squadron subsequently saw combat as a light bomber and maritime patrol squadron during World War II