page_title: No. 253 Squadron RAF
section_title: Post-war era
hierarchical_section_title: No. 253 Squadron RAF / History / Post-war era
caption_attribution_description: English: De Havilland DH.112 Venom NF.2 night fighter displayed at the 1952 SBAC show at Farnborough, Hants.
context_page_description: No. 253 Squadron was a flying squadron of the Royal Air Force between 1918 and 1947. Originally formed in 1918, it served in WW1 flying coastal reconnaissance and anti-submarine patrols. Later in WW2 it took part in the Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, and then fought in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations in Algeria. The squadron was disbanded on 16 May 1947, and briefly revived as a night-fighter squadron from 18 April 1955 to 2 September 1957.
context_section_description: After the war, 253 squadron was disbanded at RAF Treviso, Italy on 16 May 1947. However, it enjoyed a brief existence as a night-fighter unit flying the de Havilland Venom NF.2 from RAF Waterbeach from 18 April 1955 to 2 September 1957.
caption: A Venom NF.2 at the 1952 Farnborough Airshow
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