No. 67 Squadron RAF

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The name No. 67 Squadron has been used by the Royal Air Force for two quite different units.

During the First World War, while serving in the Near East No. 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps was known as "No. 67 Squadron" to avoid confusion with No. 1 Squadron, RFC,

No 67 Squadron RAF was "re-formed" during World War II at Kallang in Malaya on 12 March 1941. It was equipped with the Brewster Buffalo, an aeroplane that was outclassed in Europe, but considered adequate to build up the defences in Asia.

In October, it handed on its aircraft to No. 488 Squadron RNZAF and moved to Burma, taking on instead the Buffaloes of No. 60 Squadron RAF.

[edit] References

http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn066-70.htm

[edit] See also

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons