▁was ▁dis band ed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁reform ed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁at ▁R AF ▁Le con field , ▁York shire ▁as ▁a ▁f ighter ▁squad ron ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁Haw ker ▁H urr ican es , ▁commanded ▁by ▁Wil fred ▁Cl ou ston . ▁First ▁based ▁at ▁R AF ▁A ck ling ton ▁they ▁re located ▁to ▁R AF ▁Jur by , ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man . ▁By ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁No . ▁ 2 5 8 ▁Squadron ' s ▁time ▁at ▁Jur by ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁and ▁they ▁transferred ▁to ▁R AF ▁Valley ▁and ▁th ence ▁to ▁R AF ▁Ken ley ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁off ensive ▁to ▁the ▁enemy . ▁In ▁October ▁they ▁were ▁stood ▁down ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁a ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁Far ▁East . ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁in ▁Singapore ▁they ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁to ▁Sum atra ▁and ▁then ▁Java , ▁where ▁they ▁suffered ▁many ▁losses ▁either ▁killed ▁or ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁The ▁surv iv ors ▁transferred ▁their ▁aircraft ▁to ▁No . ▁ 6 0 5 ▁squad ron ▁and ▁most ▁attempted ▁to ▁escape ▁by ▁ship ▁to ▁Australia , ▁but ▁all ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁s unk ▁en ▁route ▁with ▁no ▁surv iv ors . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁again ▁reform ed ▁ 1 ▁Mar ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁from ▁G ▁Squadron ▁at ▁Rat