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No. 463 Squadron RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force heavy bomber squadron during World War II. The squadron was formed in the United Kingdom in November 1943 and was equipped with Avro Lancaster bombers. Operating as part of RAF Bomber Command, No. 463 Squadron conducted raids against cities, industrial facilities and military targets in Germany and France throughout 1944 and until the end of the war in May 1945. Following the war the squadron evacuated Allied Prisoners of war from Europe until it was disbanded in October 1945.