pr us ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁S uez ▁Cris is . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁However , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁reform ed ▁by ▁re - number ing ▁No . ▁ 2 6 3 ▁Squadron ▁at ▁R AF ▁Str ad ish all . ▁It ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁R AF ▁Water be ach ▁from ▁where , ▁flying ▁the ▁Hunter ▁F GA . 9 , ▁it ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁ground ▁attack ▁role ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁No . ▁ 3 8 ▁Group . ▁The ▁Squadron ▁continued ▁in ▁this ▁role ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁eight ▁years , ▁operating ▁out ▁of ▁Water be ach ▁and ▁then ▁R AF ▁West ▁Ray n ham . ▁Fl ight ▁Lieutenant ▁Alan ▁Pol lock ▁of ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁Squadron ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁inf am ous ▁and ▁very ▁uno fficial ▁flying ▁display ▁on ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁R AF ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Har rier ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Squadron ▁Le ader ▁Bry an ▁Baker , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁became ▁the ▁world ' s ▁first ▁operator ▁of ▁a ▁V / ST OL ▁aircraft ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Haw ker ▁Sid de ley ▁Har rier ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁declared ▁oper ational ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁A ▁det achment ▁from ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁Squadron ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Fle et ▁during ▁the ▁F