While in France a significant number of Camels belonging to the squadron were destroyed by the RAF to prevent the Germans capturing them during their advance.

After the war ended, 208 Squadron remained with the occupying forces until August 1919, when it again returned to the UK for disbandment on 7 November 1919 at Netheravon.

[12] For some time the squadron was based at the aerodrome at the Beaupré-sur-la-Lys Abbey in La Gorgue in northern France.

In September 1922 the squadron was sent to Turkey for a year during the Chanak crisis, being stationed at San Stefano, a part of the Bakırköy district of Istanbul.

[15] After the conflict, 208 Squadron went back to Egypt and in 1930 received Armstrong Whitworth Atlas aircraft to replace the old Bristol fighters.

Amongst the members of the squadron at this time was Robert Leith-Macgregor, shot down on more than one occasion, once ending up taxiing through a minefield, but managing not to trigger any mines.

It briefly converted to Curtiss Tomahawks, but received Supermarine Spitfires in late 1943 and flew them for the remainder of the war.

[19] Shortly after the war, 208 Squadron moved back to Palestine where it was involved in operations against the Egyptian Air Force.

It disbanded at Takhali in January 1958, but re-formed the same month in the UK at RAF Tangmere from a nucleus of No.

[26] 208 Squadron re-formed at RAF Honington in 1974 with Blackburn Buccaneer S2s, assigned to SACEUR in a low-level strike role.

[27] The squadron was tasked with supporting land forces resisting an advance by the Warsaw Pact into western Europe, by striking at enemy forces, logistics and infrastructure beyond the forward edge of the battlefield, initially with conventional munitions, and with nuclear weapons in the event of escalation.

The squadron's allocation of WE.177 nuclear weapons was reduced to twelve, one per aircraft,[30] although the Buccaneer was able to carry two in its internal bomb bay.

[12] Between 1 October 1991 and November 1992, the Buccaneer Training Flight was formed as part of 208 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth and operated the S.2B variant and some Hawker Hunter T.7's.

The Squadron celebrated its centenary on 1 April 2016[35] with the final student course graduation, a families' day and a formal dinner.

[36] When it was handed back, it was estimated that over 1000 student pilots had been trained in the 208(R) Squadron building during its 22-year tenure at RAF Valley.

The original badge adorned by the aircraft was designed by one of the aircrew and featured the Eye of Horus with wings either side.