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No. 113 Air-Sea Rescue Flight was a Royal Australian Air Force unit of World War II. The Flight was formed at Cairns, Queensland in January 1945 and was equipped with PBY Catalinas. The Flight conducted its first operational missions in February, providing support for Allied air strikes and making supply drops. The Flight operated from Morotai in the Netherlands East Indies from March. In the months after the war No. 113 Air-Sea Rescue Flight transported Australian prisoners of war home and supported Australian units in Borneo. The Flight returned to Australia in January 1946 and was disbanded at RAAF Base Rathmines at the end of the month.