AF ▁sp ares ▁at ▁B iak . ▁From ▁July , ▁No . ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁No . ▁ 9 9 ▁Squad rons ▁formed ▁part ▁of ▁No . ▁ 8 5 ▁Wing . ▁The ▁squad ron ' s ▁last ▁bomb ing ▁ra id ▁was ▁conducted ▁against ▁a ▁bar ra cks ▁at ▁K end ari ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁and ▁it ▁dropped ▁leaf lets ▁over ▁Bor neo ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁later ▁in ▁August ▁to ▁inform ▁civ ili ans ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁surrender . ▁Following ▁this ▁its ▁Liber ators ▁dropped ▁food ▁and ▁medical ▁supplies ▁to ▁Al lied ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁( P OW ) ▁and ▁later ▁rep atri ated ▁P OW s ▁to ▁Australia . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁No . ▁ 1 2 ▁Squadron ▁became ▁a ▁transport ▁unit , ▁though ▁it ▁only ▁continued ▁in ▁this ▁role ▁until ▁March ▁when ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁RA AF ▁Base ▁Am ber ley ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁lod ger ▁unit ▁of ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁A ircraft ▁Dep ot . ▁No . ▁ 1 2 ▁Squadron ▁suffered ▁ 2 7 ▁fatal ities ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁No . ▁ 1 2 ▁Squadron ' s ▁air cre w ▁moved ▁to ▁RA AF ▁Base ▁East ▁S ale ▁to ▁begin ▁conversion ▁training ▁for ▁Av ro ▁Lincoln ▁heavy ▁bom bers . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁continued ▁operating ▁these ▁aircraft ▁until ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁No .