667 Squadron was first formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Gosport, Hampshire from 1662 and 1631 Flight's[1] and No.

The squadron was initially equipped with Boulton Paul Defiants and undertook target towing duties with these.

It later received Hurricanes, Barracudas, Oxfords, Vengeances and Spitfires, before disbanding at Gosport on 20 December 1945.

[10] During 2019 the squadron supported the deployment of the Apache aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08).

[12] In 2022 the Bell 212 was replaced in Brunei with the RAF Westland Puma HC2, operated by No.