No. 68 Squadron RAF

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No. 68 Squadron formed at Harlaxton on 30 January 1917. The unit trained with fighters and deployed to France during September 1917, equipped with D.H.5s. During January 1918 it re-equipped with S.E.5As and on 19 January 1918 was redesignated No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, disbanding on 28 February 1919.

The Squadron the reformed at Catterick on 7 January 1941 as a night-fighter Squadron equipped with Blenheims and became operational on 7 April before moving to High Ercall. In May 1941 No. 68 converted to Beaufighters and in March 1942 they to RAF Coltishall in Norfolk. In July 1944 the Squadron converted to Mosquitoes.

On 1 January 1952, the squadron reformed again as a night-fighter Squadron at RAF Wahn in West Germany and flew Meteors until renumbered 5 Squadron on 20 January 1959.