70 Group, RAF Fighter Command; prior to deployment to the European continent, the squadron was transferred to No.

[4] The squadron flew its first operational sortie over the enemy front in the Netherlands on 22 March 1945.

IV and V. After V-E Day on 8 May 1945, the squadron was tasked with flying mail and passengers for First Canadian Army.

The squadron continued flying like duties for the Canadian Army Occupation Force (CAOF) until the spring of 1946.

[5][6] Although the squadron's trained aircrew observers performed yeoman service in aerial action against the enemy, aircrew associations across Canada did not grant membership to AOP observers, as those aircrew were not officially issued with cloth wings during the war[7] The squadron's motto was :Latin - Vae Viso ("I espied it; woe betide it"),[5] it's identification symbol was: An archer kneeling in a sinister position, his bow fully drawn,[5] it's identification symbol was AW (Dec 1944 – May 1946)[8][9] and ROD (Sep 1949 – Apr 1951).

[10][11] As the number was not transferred to the Canadian authorities, it was revived post-war when the squadron was reformed as part of the RAuxAF on 1 September 1949 at RAF Hucknall.

The Squadron moved from Dishforth in 2006, to Wattisham Flying Station, Suffolk, where it comes under 4 Regiment AAC.