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A No. 73 Squadron Anson at Nowra in 1944

No. 73 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol squadron of World War II. The Squadron was formed at Cootamundra in Queensland in May 1942. Equipped with Avro Anson aircraft the Squadron conducted anti-submarine patrols and convoy escort missions off eastern Australia. These flights did not result in any sightings of Japanese submarines and the Squadron did not fire any shots in anger. No. 73 Squadron was disbanded at Nowra on 9 September 1944.