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No. 267 Squadron RAF
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A 267 Squadron Douglas Dakota C.III in flight, 1944
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Active
| 27 September 1918?1 August 1923
19 August 1940?30 June 1946
15 February 1954?1 November 1958
1 November 1962 ? 30 June 1970
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Disbanded
| 30 June 1970
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Branch
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Royal Air Force
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Size
| Squadron
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Motto(s)
| Sine Mora
(Without delay)
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Engagements
| First World War
Second World War
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Military unit
No. 267 Squadron RAF
was a unit of the
Royal Air Force
that served during
World War I
&
World War II
. The squadron has been formed a total of four times.
History
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The squadron was formed at
RAF Kalafrana
,
Malta
on 27 September 1918 from Nos. 360, 361, 362 and 363 Flights as an anti-submarine unit flying patrols in the
Mediterranean Sea
until the end of hostilities and remained at Malta until being renumbered No. 481 Flight on 1 August 1923.
On 19 August 1940, the squadron was reformed from
Communication Unit, Heliopolis RAF
as a transport squadron for operational duties in Egypt. In August 1942, operations extended to transport throughout the Mediterranean area and also undertook supply-dropping missions to resistance fighters in
Italy
and the
Balkans
, including
Operation Wildhorn
, the operation to bring back parts of a recovered
V-2 rocket
from Poland. The squadron moved to Italy in November 1943 and later to
India
in February 1945 during the
Fourteenth Army's
final offensive during the
Burma campaign
. The squadron disbanded on 30 June 1946, although continued operations until 21 July.
Reformed on 15 February 1954 at
RAF Kuala Lumpur
,
Malaya
as a transport support and communications squadron. It was renumbered
No. 209 Squadron
on 1 November 1958. The squadron was again reformed as a transport squadron on 1 November 1962 at
RAF Benson
with
No. 38 Group
until being disbanded on 30 June 1970.
Aircraft operated
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[1]
References
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Citations
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Bibliography
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- Jefford, C G.
RAF Squadron
, first edition 1988, Airlife Publishing, UK,
ISBN
1 85310 053 6
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