No . 64 Squadron RAF No . 64 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force . It was first formed on 1 August 1916 as a squadron of the Royal Flying Corps . It was disbanded on 31 January 1991 at RAF Leuchars . History . 1916 to 1919 . No . 64 squadron was originally formed at Sedgeford on 1 August 1916 as a training unit with FE . 2b and Farman F . 20 airplanes . In June 1917 the squadron received Avro 504 and Sopwith Pup fighters and DH . 5 in October when the squadron moved to France to begin operations . The DH . 5s were replaced by SE . 5As in March 1918 and conducted both fighter and ground - attack operations for the remainder of the First World War . It returned to Narborough in February 1919 , where it was disbanded on 31 December 1919 . During the World War I era , the squadron claimed in excess of 130 victories , and produced eleven aces , among whom were James Anderson Slater , Edmund Tempest , Philip Scott Burge , Thomas Rose , Charles Cudemore , William H . Farrow , Dudley Lloyd - Evans , Edward Dawson Atkinson , and Ronald McClintock . 1936 to 1967 . On 1 March 1936 , No . 64 was reactivated at Heliopolis , Egypt , although for political reasons it was announced as having reformed at Henlow , Bedfordshire ( UK ) . The squadron was equipped with Hawker Demon fighters which had already been sent out to Egypt where they had formed D Flights of 6 and 208 squadrons which were transferred during March 1936 to 64 squadron . It was immediately involved in the Second Italo - Abyssinian War carrying out attacks against Italian airfields and providing fighter cover to refuelling bombers at advance airfield s . After the crisis had ended in May 1936 the squadron returned to RAF Martlesham Heath , Suffolk ( UK ) , in August 1936 to become part of the UK air defences . In December 1938 64 squadron was based at Church Fenton , North Yorkshire and reequipped with Bristol Blenheim Mk I ( F ) fighters . After the outbreak of the Second World War , the squadron was engaged in patrols off the British East Coast and in December 1939 provided fighter defence for the Home Fleet at Scapa Flow from Evanton , Scotland , for a month . From February to September 1939 64 Squadron used the squadron code " XQ " , followed by " SH " from September 1939 to April 1951 . In April 1940 the squadron converted to the Supermarine Spitfire Mk I . It was immediately engaged in the covering of the Dunkirk evacuation and later took part in the Battle of Britain . In short order 64 squadron operated from Kenley starting 16 May 1940 , from Leconfield starting 19 August , from Biggin Hill starting 13 October , from Coltishall starting 15 October , and from Boscombe Down starting 1 September 1940 . In May 1941 , No . 64 Squadron moved up to Scotland for air defence duties but moved back south in November to take part in sweeps over northern France , until March 1943 when it moved back up to Scotland again . Then in August 1943 it moved back south again to resume offensive operations and in June 1944 , moved to Cornwall for 2 months before beginning long - range escort missions from East Anglia . During that time the squadron was equipped with various marks of the Spitfire : Mk IIA January to November 1941 , Mk VB November 1941 to July 1942 , and March to September 1943 , Mk VC September 1943 to July 1944 , and finally Mk IX June 1942 to March 1943 , and June to November 1944 . In 1944 64 Squadron took part in the operations of the Normandy Landings , Operation Market Garden , and the Battle of the Scheldt . In November 1944 the squadron received the North American " Mustang III " and flew these for the rest of the war covering daylight raids of the RAF Bomber Command on Germany . After the end of hostilities the squadron moved to RAF Horsham St Faith and received the " Mustang IV " in August 1945 . In March 1946 No . 64 Squadron received De Havilland Hornet F . 1 twin - engined fighters and moved to RAF Linton - on - Ouse in August of the same year . The F . 1 was replaced by the " Hornet F . 3 " in April 1948 . In March 1951 the squadron converted to the Gloster Meteor F . 4 / F . 8 jet fighter . The squadron was also relocated to RAF Duxford . In September 1956 the F . 8s were replaced by the radar - equipped , two seat " Meteor NF . 12 / NF . 14 " . In September 1958 64 squadron then converted to the Gloster Javelin FAW . 7 / FAW . 9 . In 1964 the squadron moved to RAF Tengah , partnering No . 60 Squadron RAF . The squadron was disbanded on 16 June 1967 . 1968 to 1991 . Since then the squadron had been the ' Shadow ' / Reserve identity of No . 228 OCU , flying the McDonnell Douglas " Phantom FG . 1 / FGR . 2 " , first from RAF Coningsby since 16 May 1968 and then from RAF Leuchars , to where the OCU moved on 22 April 1987 . When No . 228 OCU was disbanded on 31 January 1991 , so was No . 64 Squadron .