1 9 4 7 ▁at ▁R AF ▁Fair ford ▁now ▁flying ▁Douglas ▁Dak ot as ▁alongside ▁Hal if ax ▁A . 9 s , ▁being ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁Thor ▁miss iles ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁reform ed ▁– ▁as ▁ 1 1 3 ( SM ) ▁S q n . ▁– ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁Str ateg ic ▁Miss ile ▁( SM ) ▁squad rons ▁associated ▁with ▁Project ▁Em ily . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁three ▁Thor ▁Inter mediate ▁range ▁ball istic ▁miss iles , ▁based ▁at ▁R AF ▁M ep al . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁during ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Miss ile ▁Cris is , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁kept ▁at ▁full ▁read iness , ▁with ▁the ▁miss iles ▁aim ed ▁at ▁strateg ic ▁targets ▁in ▁the ▁USS R . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁with ▁the ▁term ination ▁of ▁the ▁Thor ▁Program ▁in ▁Britain . ▁ ▁Command ing ▁officers ▁ ▁A ircraft ▁operated ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁UK ▁Thor ▁miss ile ▁bases ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁aircraft ▁squad rons ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁Bow yer , ▁Michael ▁J . F . ▁and ▁John ▁D . R . ▁Raw lings . ▁Squadron ▁C odes , ▁ 1 9