On 18 February 1944, the 487th Squadron of the New Zealand Air Force and the 464th Squadron of the Australian Air Force sent a formation of Mosquito aircraft to jointly carry out a joint operation code-named Operation Jericho

On 18 February 1944, new Zealand Air Force 487 Squadron and Australian Air Force 464 Squadron sent a mosquito aircraft formation to jointly carry out a surprise attack code-named Operation Jericho. The formation stormed the Nazi prison in Amiens, France, and blew up the prison walls. That was the purpose of the surprise attack – to give members of the French Resistance imprisoned here an opportunity to escape.