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An 11 Squadron Catalina being beached for maintenance in 1943

No. 11 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force is a maritime patrol squadron. No. 11 Squadron was formed in September 1939 and deployed to Port Moresby in New Guinea later that year. Upon the outbreak of war in the Pacific No. 11 Squadron flew patrol missions across the South West Pacific area. In 1943 the Squadron began conducting offensive mine-laying operations. These operations continued until the end of the war. While No. 11 Squadron was disbanded in 1946 it was reformed in 1948. No. 11 Squadron has been based at RAAF Base Edinburgh and equipped with P-3 Orion aircraft since 1968.