on Tawoa on 10 July. A detachment moved to Balikpapan on 15 July and began operations to support Australian troops there. The detachment remained until the end of the war, flying its last sortie on 10 August 1945; its final aerial victory of the war came on 24 July when a Japanese bomber was shot down in a night raid over Balikpapan. Operations continued after the war, albeit limited to defensive duties only. In October the aircraft of 452 Squadron were returned to Australia and the unit disbanded at Tarakan on 17 November 1945. Australian casualties during the war amounted to 49 killed. No. 452 Squadron was re-raised as an air traffic control unit on 16 February 2011. It forms part of No. 44 Wing at RAAF Base Darwin. It maintains subordinate flights at the "northern" RAAF bases, RAAF Base Darwin, RAAF Base Tindal, RAAF Base Amberley, RAAF Base Townsville and the Oakey Army Aviation Centre. These flights provide the air traffic control service for these bases. Aircraft operated No. 452 Squadron operated the following aircraft: Squadron bases No. 452 Squadron operated from the following bases and airfields: Commanding officers No. 452 Squadron was commanded by the following officers: See also RAAF units under RAF operational control References Notes Bibliography External links "Out of the Blue" – Thorold-Smith painting by Troy White 452 Australian Article XV squadrons of World War II Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units in Northern Territory Military units in Queensland