458 Squadron RAAF
No. 458 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force squadron during World War II. It was formed in Australia, under the Empire Air Training Scheme. The Squadron flew various versions of Vickers Wellington bombers, first in Europe and later in the Middle East.
| Active: | 10 July 1941 - 9 June 1945 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
| Branch: | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Role: | Bomber |
| Maritime patrol | |
| Part of: | No. 1 Group RAF, Bomber Command |
| RAF Middle East Command | |
| Motto: | We find and destroy |
| Battle Honours: | Fortress Europe, 1940 - 1944 |
| France and Germany, 1944 - 1945 | |
| South-East Europe, 1942 - 1945 | |
| Mediterranean, 1940 - 1943 | |
| Sicily, 1943 | |
| Italy, 1943 - 1945 | |
| Squadron Codes: | FU (Sep 1941 - Mar 1942) |
| MD (Oct 1942 - Apr 1943) | |
| Aircraft flown: | Bomber, Vickers Wellington |