No. 462 Squadron RAAF

No. 462 Squadron RAAF
No. 462 Squadron RAAF
Active	1942–1944; 1944–1945; 2005–current
Country	Australia
Branch	Royal Australian Air Force
Role	Heavy bomber (1942–1944); Electronic warfare (1944–1945); Information operations (2005–current)
Part of	Cyber Command
Current location	RAAF Base Edinburgh
Battle honours	; Fortress Europe, 1940–1944; France and Germany, 1944–1945; Ruhr, 1940–1945; Berlin, 1940–1945; German Ports, 1940–1945; South-East Europe, 1942–1945; Egypt and Libya, 1940–1943; North Africa, 1942–1943; Mediterranean, 1940–1943; Sicily, 1943; Italy, 1943–1945; El Alamein; El Hamma;
Insignia
Squadron Codes	Z5 (Aug 1944 – Sep 1945)
Tail markings	Three vertical yellow stripes
Aircraft flown
Bomber	Handley Page Halifax

No. 462 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadron which forms part of the Australian Defence Force's Cyber Command. The squadron was first formed on 6 September 1942 in Fayid, Egypt as a heavy bomber unit and saw combat in this role in the Mediterranean area until it was disbanded in March 1944. It was reformed in the United Kingdom in August 1944 to participate in the bombing campaign against Germany, and in December that year converted to a specialist electronic warfare unit. No. 462 Squadron continued in this role until the end of the European war in May 1945 and was disbanded in September that year. The squadron was reformed in its current role during April 2005. It was transferred from the RAAF to Cyber Command in 2024.