1 January 1918

No. 119 Sqn formed at RAF Andover

6. December 1918

No. 119 Sqn disbanded at RAF Wyton

13 March 1941

No. 119 Sqn reformed at RAF Bowmore

17 April 1943

No. 119 Sqn disbanded at RAF Pembroke Dock

19. July 1944

No. 119 Sqn reformed at RAF Manston,

25. May 1945

No. 119 Sqn disbanded at RAF Bircham Newton

 1918 - 1918

RAF Andover

1. Jan. 1918

1918

RAF Duxford

1918

1918

RAF Thetford

1918

1918

RAF Wyton

1918

6. Dec. 1918

 1941 - 1943

RAF Bowmore

RAF Pembroke Dock

RAF Lough Erne Northern Ireland

 1944 - 1945

RAF Bowmore

RAF Manston

RAF Swingfield

RAF Beccles

RAF Bircham Newton

 1918 - 1918

Maj T M Scott

1. Jan. 1918

6. Dec. 1918

 1941 - 1943

Wg Cdr A G F Stewart

Flt Lt G W M Bennett

Wg Cdr D McC Gordon

 1944 - 1945

Sqn Ldr D T J Davis

Sqn Ldr N Williamson

Formed on 1. March 1918 at Andover as a day bomber unit, it failed to become operational before the Armistice and disbanded at Wyton on 6. December 1918.

On 21. September 1940, three Short S26 'G' Class flying boats of BOAC were taken over by the RAF and fitted with turrets and bomb racks, placed at Bowmere and designated 'G' Flight.  The flight also operated three 'C' Class flying boats, but these were withdrawn and transferred to transport duties in October 1940.   119 squadron reformed at on 13. March 1941, when 'G' Flight was raised to squadron status.  However, in August 1941 the squadron moved to Pembroke Dock, and when the last boats were retired in October the squadron became non-operational.  The squadron moved to Lough Erne in Northern Ireland on 14. April 1942 and received Catalinas, moving to Pembroke Dock in September. Here the squadron re-equipped once again, this time with Sunderlands, which it continued to operate until disbanding on 17. April 1943.

The squadron reformed on 19 July 1944 from the Albacore Flight of No 415 Squadron at Manston.  Controlled by No 155 Wing, the squadron carried out night attacks against E and R-boats and in October 1944, it moved to Belgium, where it was nearer to its quarry.  Ironically the Albacores were replaced in January 1945 by the type it had been designed to replace, the Swordfish and these continued in use until the end of the war, the squadron disbanding on 25 May 1945 at Bircham Newton.