escape and reach its base at Toulon. Another example of the "swamp" tactic took place on 14–17 May 1944, when Leigh Light equipped Wellingtons of 36 Squadron made several attacks on U-616, which culminated in it being sunk by US Navy destroyers, while on 18 May a Wellington of No 36 Squadron sighted and attacked U-960 before directing the destroyers USS Ludlow and Niblack, which sank the U-boat. It returned to RAF Chivenor in September 1944, continuing in the anti-submarine role. It disbanded at RAF Benbecula on 4 June 1945. Post-war operations On 1 October 1946, the squadron was reformed at Thorney Island by renumbering No. 248 Squadron, flying de Havilland Mosquitos, being disbanded again on 15 October 1947. The squadron was again reformed on 1 July 1953 as a maritime reconnaissance unit at RAF Topcliffe, flying Lockheed P-2 Neptunes until 28 February 1957. The following year, on 1 September, the squadron re-emerged at RAF Colerne as a transport squadron, flying the Handley Page Hastings previously operated by No. 511 Squadron RAF, and concentrating on tactical transport operations. In August 1967 the squadron relocated to RAF Lyneham and the Hastings were replaced by Lockheed C-130 Hercules. It was disbanded again on 3 November 1975. Aircraft operated Source – The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force unless stated Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12 Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 Bristol Scout Avro 504K Sopwith Pup Bristol Fighter Hawker Horsley I: 1928–1930 Hawker Horsley III: 1930–1935 Vickers Vildebeest III: 1935–1942 Fairey Albacore: 1941–1942 Vickers Wellington Ic: 1942–1943 Vickers Wellington VIII: 1943 Vickers Wellington X: 1943 Vickers Wellington XI: 1943 Vickers Wellington XII: 1943 Vickers Wellington XIII: 1943 Vickers Wellington XIV: 1943–1945 de Havilland Mosquito F.B.6: 1946–1947 Lockheed P-2 Neptune: 1953–1957 Handley Page Hastings: 1958–1967 Lockheed C-130 Hercules: 1967–1975 See also List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons References Notes Bibliography Blair, Clay. Hitler's U-Boat War : The Hunted 1942–1945. New York:Modern Library, 2000. . Bruce, J.M. The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing). London:Putnam, 1982. . "D.S.O. for Zepp. Strafer". Flight, 21 December 1916. p. 1112. Halley, James J. The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. Tonbridge, UK:Air Britain (Historians), 1980. . Jackson, Paul. "The Hastings...Last of a Transport Dynasty". Air Enthusiast, Forty, September–December 1989. Bromley, UK:Tri-Service Press. ISSN 0143-5450. pp. 1–7, 47–52. Lewis, Peter. Squadron Histories:R.F.C, R.N.A.S and R.A.F. 1912–59. London:Putnam, 1959. Mason, Francis K.