No. 167 Squadron RAF
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No. 167 Squadron RAF |
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| active | November 18, 1918 to May 21, 1919 April 6, 1942 to June 12, 1943 October 21, 1944 to February 1, 1948 February 1, 1953 to September 15, 1958 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Armed forces | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Bomber squadron Jagdstaffel Transport squadron |
| Location | Bircham Newton Scorton Homsley Abingdon |
| Nickname | Gold coast |
| motto | Ubique sine mora (everywhere without delay) |
| Aircraft type | Handley Page V 1500 Supermarine Spitfire Vickers Warwick Avro Anson Douglas Dakota |
| insignia | |
| coat of arms | flying snipe |
No. 167 Squadron was a unit of the Royal Air Force .
history
First World War
On November 18, 1918, the Squadron was set up as the second unit, which was equipped with Handley Page V 1500 , in Bircham Newton . It was no longer used in the First World War . The unit was disbanded on May 21, 1919.
Second World War
On April 6, 1942, the unit in Scorton was set up again as a fighter squadron. It was ready for use on May 8, 1942. She was moved to Scotland to protect Scapa Flow . In October 1942 the relocation to East Anglia took place . From there, operations were carried out across the Netherlands. Since a large part of the pilots came from the Netherlands, the unit was disbanded on June 12, 1943 and re-established as Dutch Squadron 322.
On October 21, 1944, the squadron was set up again as a transport unit in Homsley . It served Allied airfields in Europe and West Africa. It was dissolved again on February 1, 1946.
post war period
For the transfer of aircraft, the 3rd transfer unit stationed in Abingdon in No. 167 Squadron renamed. The unit was launched on September 15, 1958 with the No. 147 Squadron merged.