▁at ▁Hal deg ham . ▁It ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁supporting ▁Operation ▁Market ▁Garden ▁: ▁the ▁par ach ute ▁dro ps ▁into ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Al lied ▁counter - off ensive ▁in ▁the ▁Ar den nes . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁dropped ▁ 2 5 0   lb ▁bomb s ▁on ▁to ▁' Key ▁Point s ' ▁( K P s ), ▁directed ▁by ▁rad ar ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁ad verse ▁weather ▁conditions . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁it ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁Sp it fire ▁M k . XX I , ▁but ▁these ▁were ▁only ▁used ▁operation ally ▁to ▁cover ▁land ings ▁on ▁the ▁Channel ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Post - W ar ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁Squadron ▁returned ▁to ▁Tang m ere ▁and ▁took ▁delivery ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁jet ▁aircraft , ▁the ▁G loster ▁Meteor . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Major ▁Robin ▁Old s , ▁US AF , ▁under ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force / Ro yal ▁Air ▁Force ▁exchange ▁program , ▁was ▁posted ▁in ▁and ▁flying ▁the ▁G loster ▁Meteor ▁jet ▁f ighter . ▁He ▁eventually ▁served ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Squadron ▁at ▁R AF ▁Station ▁Tang m ere , ▁an ▁unusual ▁posting ▁for ▁a ▁non - common wealth ▁foreign er ▁in ▁pe ac etime . ▁ ▁The ▁Squadron ▁was ▁then ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁Haw ker ▁Hunter ▁F . 5 , ▁which ▁were ▁flow n ▁from ▁R AF ▁Ak ro ti ri , ▁Cy