96 Squadron served in a variety of roles such as night fighter cover and transportation.

96 Squadron was formed on 8 October 1917 at Lincolnshire as an aircrew training unit of the Royal Flying Corps, the air force of the British Army during most of World War I.

[2] The unit was disbanded on 4 July 1918 but was reformed at St. Ives, Cambridgeshire on 28 September 1918 as a ground attack squadron of the Royal Air Force.

On 11 November 1918 an armistice between the Allies and the German Empire was signed, marking the end of World War I.

422 Flight, a night fighter unit stationed at RAF Shoreham was renamed to No.

The commanding officer on reformation was Ronald Gustave Kellett, transferred from the Polish No.