by . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁a ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Corps , ▁serving ▁during ▁the ▁S ina i ▁and ▁Palest ine ▁Camp aign ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁reconna issance , ▁army ▁co operation , ▁bom ber , ▁f ighter , ▁transport ▁and ▁miss ile ▁operation ▁squad ron ▁during ▁its ▁existence . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ation ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁as ▁reconna issance ▁unit ▁No . ▁ 1 1 3 ▁Squadron ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁at ▁what ▁became ▁R AF ▁Is mail ia , ▁Egypt , ▁as ▁a ▁corps ▁reconna issance ▁and ▁army ▁co - operation ▁unit , ▁taking ▁over ▁duties ▁of ▁tren ch ▁reconna issance ▁from ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁Squadron ▁Australian ▁F lying ▁Corps , ▁otherwise ▁known ▁as ▁ 6 7 ▁( Austral ian ) ▁Squadron ▁R FC . ▁In ▁September ▁it ▁began ▁tact ical ▁reconna issance ▁and ▁art illery ▁spot ting ▁miss ions ▁over ▁Palest ine , ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁returned ▁to ▁Egypt ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁it ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁by ▁being ▁ren umber ed ▁to ▁No . ▁ 2 0 8 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁– ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁No . ▁ 1 1 3 ▁reform ed ▁at ▁R AF ▁Upper ▁Hey ford ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May