It's current reincarnation commenced in 2008 as a training unit flying the Grob Tutor at RAF Cranwell.

57 Squadron continued in its training role, equipped with a mixture of Avro 504s and Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2s, until October that year, when it began to prepare for its planned role as a fighter-reconnaissance squadron, receiving Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2d two-seat pusher biplanes in November.

[5][6] By April 1917, the F.E.2d was obsolete,[7] and the squadron suffered heavy losses supporting the British offensive at Arras.

[6][10] The squadron joined the 27th Wing, part of the V Brigade Royal Flying Corps, to support the British Army at the Ypres Offensive.

[19] In total, the squadron claimed 166 German aircraft during the war, dropping 285 tons of bombs and taking 22,030 photos.

[20] Following the Armistice in November 1918 the squadron was assigned to mail carrying duties before returning to the UK in August 1919.

[21] The squadron re-formed at RAF Netheravon on 20 October 1931 equipped with the Hawker Hart single-engined light bomber.

33 Squadron, demonstrated a formation takeoff by a three-squadron light bomber wing, repeating this display (this time in conjunction with No.

[29] The squadron re-equipped with Bristol Blenheim Mk I twin-engined monoplane bombers from March 1938, discarding its last Hinds in May that year.

[4] After a brief stay at Wyton[21] the squadron was tasked with carrying out anti-shipping strikes against the coast of Norway and moved to RAF Elgin in Scotland.

[21] The Washingtons were retired in 1953 and the squadron re-equipped with the twin jet English Electric Canberra B.2 from May 1953.

[21] The squadron re-formed on 1 January 1959 at RAF Honington as part of the V bomber strategic nuclear force equipped with the Handley Page Victor B.1.

Aircrew, Groundcrew and aircraft from 55 and 57 Squadrons rotated as required until August 1965 when 57 Sqn returned to Honington.

[37] The squadron went on to support the complex Operation Black Buck raids, which saw multiple extreme long-range missions launched against Port Stanley Airport, East Falkland, with Avro Vulcan B.2s in May and June 1982.

LVII Squadron sent a detachment of Victors to RAF Leuchars, Fife, to participate in Exercise Teamwork 84.

57 Squadron disbanded at RAF Marham on 30 June 1986,[42] due to the operations in the Falklands using up a lot of the Victor fleet's remaining flying hours.

2 Squadron (part of 1 Elementary Flying Training School), at RAF Wyton, re-assigned as the once-again re-formed No.

57 Squadron converted over to the Grob Prefect T.1 as part of the UK Military Flying Training System contract.