No 152 Squadron was first formed on 1 October 1918 at RAF Rochford as a Sopwith Camel night fighter unit.

[4] The squadron was reformed at RAF Acklington and became operational on 6 November 1939 flying the Gloster Gladiator.

From here it was engaged in flying protective patrols over shipping convoys and in June, began night-fighting duties.

During the Battle of Imphal, the squadron operated from front-line strips and supported the Fourteenth Army during its final conquest of Burma.

152 while in transit to Bombay, and began flying Spitfires in June pending the arrival of its Tempests.