▁dis band ed ▁in ▁late ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ 1 7 0 ▁aircraft ▁either ▁failed ▁to ▁return ▁or ▁crash ed ▁during ▁the ▁operations ▁from ▁R AF ▁Down ham ▁Market ; ▁ 1 0 9 ▁St irl ings , ▁ 4 0 ▁Lanc aster s ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁Mos qu itos , ▁including ▁Mos qu ito ▁K B 3 6 4 ▁which ▁crash ed ▁on ▁B aw des well ▁church . ▁ ▁Down ham ▁Market ▁aircraft ▁ ▁Several ▁types ▁of ▁aircraft ▁have ▁operated ▁out ▁of ▁Down ham ▁Market , ▁among ▁these : ▁ ▁Short ▁St ir ling ▁ ▁Av ro ▁Lanc aster ▁ ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Mos qu ito ▁ ▁Air speed ▁H ors a ▁ ▁Based ▁units ▁ ▁Based ▁units : ▁ ▁No . ▁ 2 1 4 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 2 1 8 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 5 7 1 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 6 0 8 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 6 2 3 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 6 3 5 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 1 4 ▁He avy ▁Gl ider ▁Main ten ance ▁Section ▁ ▁No . ▁ 2 7 4 ▁Main ten ance ▁Unit ▁R AF ▁ ▁No . ▁ 2 7 2 2 ▁Squadron ▁R AF ▁Regiment ▁ ▁Mos qu ito ▁Con version ▁Unit ▁ ▁Current ▁use ▁ ▁After ▁closure ▁as ▁an ▁oper ational ▁air field ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ,