No. 10 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...

 maritime patrol squadron based at RAAF Base Edinburgh

RAAF Base Edinburgh

RAAF Base Edinburgh is located in Edinburgh, 25km north of the centre of Adelaide.It is primarily home to No 92 Wing's AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft that conduct surveillance operations throughout Australia's airspace....

. The Squadron was first formed in 1939 and has seen active service in World War II

World War II

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, East Timor

East Timor

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, the War on Terrorism

War on Terrorism

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 and the 2003 Gulf War.
No. 10 Squadron was formed on 1 July 1939 at RAAF Base Point Cook. Later that month aircrew and ground staff from the Squadron departed for Britain to be trained on the Short Sunderland

Short Sunderland

The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers. It took its service name from the town and port of Sunderland in northeast England....

 aircraft which had been acquired to equip the Squadron.