No. 162 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

 Squadron that was a radio jamming/calibration and light bomber unit in World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

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Formation and World War I

No. 162 Squadron Royal Flying Corps

Royal Flying Corps

The Royal Flying Corps was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War. During the early part of the war, the RFC's responsibilities were centred on support of the British Army, via artillery co-operation and photographic reconnaissance...

 was formed on 1 June 1918 but it was not equipped with any aircraft and was disbanded on 4 Jul 1918 without becoming operational.

Reformation in World War II

The squadron reformed in 1 January 1942 at RAF Kabrit, Egypt

Egypt

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 and was equipped with Wellingtons

Vickers Wellington

The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a...

 and Blenheim

Bristol Blenheim

The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter...

 aircraft on radio jamming operations against the Afrika Corps.
It was disbanded on 25 Sep 1944 and reformed at RAF Bourn on 18 Dember 1944 as a Mosquito

De Havilland Mosquito

The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"...

 Squadron on operations over Germany as part of the Night Striking Force. It was finally disbanded on 14 July 1946, having transferred to RAF Transport Command

RAF Transport Command

RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF. It was established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967.-History:...

 operating a mail service.

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by no. 162 Squadron RAF

From	To	Aircraft	Variant
Jan 1942	Feb 1944	Vickers Wellington Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a...	IC
Feb 1942	Jul 1942	Bristol Blenheim Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter...	IV
Jul 1942	Jan 1944	Bristol Blenheim	V
Sep 1943	Nov 1943	Vickers Wellington	III
Sep 1943	Jan 1944	Martin Baltimore Martin Baltimore The Martin 187 Baltimore was a two-engined light attack bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company in the United States, originally ordered by the French in May 1940 as a follow-up to the earlier Martin Maryland, then in service in France. With the fall of France, the production series was...	II
Oct 1943	Nov 1943	Martin Baltimore	I
Oct 1943	Jan 1944	de Havilland Mosquito De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"...	VI
Jan 1944	Jul 1944	Vickers Wellington	III
Jan 1944	Sep 1944	Martin Baltimore	III
Mar 1944	Jul 1944	Vickers Wellington	DW1
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

External links

• Squadron history (and more) on RafWeb
• Squadron history on the official RAF website