9 4 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁ 6 2 3 ▁Squadron ▁formed ▁at ▁Down ham , ▁also ▁operating ▁St ir ling ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁This ▁Squadron ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁four ▁months ▁later , ▁when ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁re - equ ipped ▁with ▁Av ro ▁Lanc aster ▁aircraft . ▁▁ 2 1 4 ▁Squadron ▁operated ▁briefly ▁from ▁Down ham ▁Market ▁during ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁station ▁passed ▁to ▁No . ▁ 8 ▁Group , ▁with ▁ 2 1 8 ▁Squadron ▁leaving ▁for ▁R AF ▁W ool fox ▁L odge , ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁ 6 3 5 ▁Squadron , ▁also ▁using ▁Lanc aster ▁aircraft . ▁▁ 5 7 1 ▁Squadron , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Mos qu ito ▁aircraft , ▁formed ▁at ▁Down ham ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁but ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁R AF ▁Oak ington ▁within ▁a ▁month . ▁▁ 6 0 8 ▁Squadron ▁re - formed ▁at ▁Down ham ▁in ▁August , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁Canadian - built ▁Mos qu ito ▁aircraft ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁No . ▁ 8 ▁Group ' s ▁policy ▁of ▁having ▁one ▁Lanc aster ▁and ▁one ▁Mos qu ito ▁squad ron ▁at ▁each ▁base . ▁ ▁No . ▁ 6 0 8 ▁and ▁ 6 3 5 ▁Squadron ' s ▁operated ▁from ▁Down ham ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁both ▁were