▁formed ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁deployed ▁to ▁Egypt ▁as ▁a ▁bom ber ▁unit ▁but ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁other ▁units ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁aircraft ▁and ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁it ▁formed ▁ ▁as ▁a ▁Transport ▁Command ▁unit ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁Douglas ▁Dak ot as . ▁Av ro ▁Ans ons ▁were ▁added ▁and ▁operated ▁until ▁the ▁squad ron ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁It ▁reform ed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁as ▁an ▁over se as ▁fer ry ▁unit ▁moving ▁aircraft ▁such ▁a ▁Sab res ▁and ▁Hun ters ▁before ▁final ▁dis band ment ▁upon ▁mer ger ▁with ▁No . ▁ 1 6 7 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁B ec ame ▁the ▁Fer ry ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁A ircraft ▁operated ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁No .' s ▁ 1 4 6 – 1 5 0 ▁Squad rons ▁at ▁R AF ▁Web ▁▁ 1 4 7 ▁Squadron ▁history ▁on ▁the ▁official ▁R AF ▁website ▁▁ 1 4 7 ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁units ▁and ▁form ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁Category : 1 9 1 8 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Squadron ▁ 1 4 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁Salvador ans ▁( Span ish : ▁Salv