No. 162 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a radio jamming/calibration and light bomber unit in World War II.
History
Formation and World War I No. 162 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed on 1 June 1918 but it was not equipped with any aircraft and was disbanded on 4 July 1918 without becoming operational.
Reformation in World War II
The squadron reformed on 1 January 1942 at RAF Kabrit, Egypt and was equipped with Wellingtons and Blenheim aircraft on radio jamming operations against the Afrika Korps. It was disbanded on 25 September 1944 and reformed at RAF Bourn on 18 December 1944 as a Mosquito squadron on operations over Germany as part of the Light Night Striking Force. It was finally disbanded on 14 July 1946, having transferred to RAF Transport Command operating a mail service.
Aircraft operated +Aircraft operated by No. 162 Squadron RAF From To Aircraft Variant Jan 1942 Feb 1944 Vickers Wellington IC Feb 1942 Jul 1942 Bristol Blenheim IV Jul 1942 Jan 1944 Bristol Blenheim V Sep 1943 Nov 1943 Vickers Wellington III Sep 1943 Jan 1944 Martin Baltimore IIOct 1943 Nov 1943 Martin Baltimore I Oct 1943 Jan 1944 de Havilland Mosquito VI Jan 1944 Jul 1944 Vickers Wellington IIIJan 1944 Sep 1944 Martin Baltimore III Mar 1944 Jul 1944 Vickers Wellington DWI Apr 1944 Sep 1944 Vickers Wellington X Apr 1944 Jul 1944 de Havilland Mosquito VI Dec 1944 Jul 1946 de Havilland Mosquito XXV Feb 1945 Jul 1946 de Havilland Mosquito XX
References
External links History of No.'s 161–165 Squadrons at RAF Web 162 Squadron history on the official RAF website