Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

For the purpose of the RSL Virtual War Memorial, No. 15 Squadron (RAF)  is included as one of the RAF Squadrons in which Australians served fought and died during WW II.

During WW2 the Empire Air Training Scheme supplied tens of thousands of aircrew for the Royal Air Force (RAF) air war in Europe, and later in other theatres of war. While a number of so-called Article XV national squadrons were created in Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Commands of the RAF, the majority of Australian aircrew were posted, along with their Commonwealth colleagues, to RAF Squadrons (and also to RCAF and RNZAF units) as individual crew members,where they would 'crew up' often with a very multi-national aircrew comprised of men from all over the Commownwealth. Ground staff were similarly assigned.

No. 198 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron that operated during the Second World War, initially in an air to air role but later in the war it was employed almost exclusively in the ground attack role as the allies advanced through continental Europe.

It was equipped with the Hawker Typhoon and Tempest fighters.