It operated, during its three periods of existence, aircraft such as the Douglas Dakota, the Avro York, the Handley Page Hastings and the Bristol Britannia.

The squadron continued the work of the Flight operating regular transport schedules to Gibraltar using the Consolidated Liberators.

To extend the route from Gibraltar to Malta the squadron also operated the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle.

Within a few days (16 October 1946) the squadron was formed again as an Avro York operator based at RAF Lyneham.

It continued to fly the long-distance routes to India and the Far East until, like a lot of transport squadrons, it became involved in the Berlin Airlift.