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No. 167 Squadron Royal Air Force    No. 167 Squadron of the RAF was first formed on 18st November 1918 just after the Armistice of the First World War at RAF Bircham Newton as a heavy bomber squadron in No. 27 Group RAF with Handley Page V/1500 four-engined planes. The RAF decided to adopt the Vickers Vimy as the long-distance bomber and disposed of the Handley Page bombers. No.167 squadron was disbanded on 31st May 1919. The Squadron was reformed on 6th April 1942 as a fighter squadron equipped with Spitfires at Scorton, Yorkshire. After a spell providing air defence over Scapa Flow, it moved to East Anglia and began offensive sorties over occupied Europe. During this period many Dutch airmen who had escaped the German occuipation of their country were allocated to No 167 Squadron and in 1943 it was decided to create a Dutch fighter unit. This was achieved on the 12th June 1943 when No 167 was re-numbered as No 322 (Dutch) Squadron. 167 squadron was reformed again on the 21st October 1944 as a transport squadron based at Holmsley South. The squadron received the Vickers Warwick and was used to ferry personnal and supplies to and from Allied bases in France, the Low Countries and, eventually, Germany. Airfields where 167 Squadron was based: 6th April - May 1942: Scorton May - June 1942: Acklington June - October 1942: Castletown October 1942 - March 1943: Ludham March 1943: Kidlington March 1943: Fowlmere March-May 1943: Ludham May - June 1943: Westhampnett 12th June 1943: Woodvale (redesignated as 322 Squadron). 21st October 1944 - March 1945: Holmsley South March 1945: Blackbushe.   6th April 1942 New Spitfire Squadron formed 8th May 1942 Operational June 1942 Move October 1942 Offensive operations 13th November 1942 Spitfire lost at sea 13th December 1942 Spitfire missing 18th December 1942 New arrivals 1st March 1943 Exercise Spartan 1st March 1943 Exercise Spartan 2nd March 1943 Exercise Spartan 3rd March 1943 Exercise Spartan 3rd March 1943 Exercise Spartan 4th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 5th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 6th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 7th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 8th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 9th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 10th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 11th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 11th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 12th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 5th May 1943 Czech pilot lost May 1943 Fighter Squadron relocated 10th June 1943 Two Spitfires lost 12th June 1943 Dutch Fighter Squadron designated 27th June 1944 German General killed 21st October 1944 New transport Squadron formed March 1945 Transport Squadron relocated If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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