▁R AF ▁was ▁a ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁squad ron ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁f ighter ▁unit ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ation ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁No . ▁ 1 5 4 ▁Squadron ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁but ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁having ▁not ▁received ▁any ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁Re formation ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁reform ed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁at ▁R AF ▁F ow lm ere ▁as ▁a ▁f ighter ▁squad ron ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁Sp it fire ▁II As . ▁It ▁was ▁briefly ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁west ▁of ▁England ▁then ▁based ▁at ▁R AF ▁Horn ch urch . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁it ▁moved ▁to ▁Gib ral tar ▁and ▁Al ger ia ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁Operation ▁Tor ch . ▁On ▁▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁it ▁arrived ▁in ▁Mal ta , ▁it ▁then ▁operated ▁from ▁Palest ine ▁and ▁Cy pr us . ▁From ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁it ▁was ▁based ▁at ▁Fr é jus , ▁France , ▁providing ▁air ▁cover ▁for ▁the ▁forces ▁that ▁moved ▁north ▁to ▁join ▁those ▁that ▁had ▁land ed ▁at ▁Norm andy . ▁It ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁Nap les ▁on ▁ 1 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁but ▁reform ed ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁at ▁R