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No. 10 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol squadron based at RAAF Base Edinburgh. The Squadron was first formed on 1 July 1939 at RAAF Base Point Cook for service during World War II. During the war the Squadron was both the first RAAF squadron and the first British Commonwealth squadron to see active service in WWII and the Squadron was also the only RAAF squadron to see continuous active service throughout the war. Recently the squadron has seen action in East Timor, the War on Terrorism and the 2003 Gulf War.