655 Squadron RAF was a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

655 Squadron was formed at RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire, on 30 November 1942 and went into action in August 1943 in North Africa.

From December 1943, it served in Italy, where it remained until disbanding at Ronchi on 31 August 1945.

Colonel Sir Richard Gorham earned the Distinguished Flying Cross while a flight commander in Italy, playing a decisive role in the Battle of Monte Cassino.

precedents, and the Italian campaign, provided battlefield support, observation, casevac, and Anti Tank Guided Weapon operations in the forward area in the event of the then expected European War.