27. September 1918

Formed from two former RNAS flights, No. 439 and No. 440

1. March 1919

No. 264 Sqn disbanded at Souda Bay Greece

30. October 1939

No. 264 Sqn reformed at RAF Sutton Bridge

25. August 1945

No. 264 Sqn disbanded at Twente Netherlands

20. November 1945

No. 264 Sqn re-formed when No. 125 Sqn was renumbered

1. October 1957

No. 264 Sqn disbanded by re-numbered No. 33 Squadron

1. December 1958

No. 264 Sqn reformed at RAF North Coates

20. November 1962

No. 264 Sqn disbanded at RAF North Coates

 1918 - 1919

Souda Bay Greece

27. Sep. 1918

1. Mar. 1919

 1939 - 1945

RAF Sutton Bridge

30. Oct. 1939

Mar. 1940

RAF Martlesham Heath

Mar. 1940

May 1942

RAF Colerne

May 1942

25. Aug. 1945

 1945 - 1957

RAF Church Fenton

20 Nov. 1945

1951

RAF Linton-on-Ouse

1951

Feb. 1957

RAF Middleton St George

Feb. 1957

30. Sep. 1957

 1958 - 1962

RAF North Coates

1. Dec. 1958

30. Nov. 1962

 1918 - 1919

Maj R M Field

29. Sep. 1918

 1. Mar. 1919

 1939 - 1945

Sqn Ldr Stephen H Hardy

1. Nov. 1939

27. Mar. 1940

Sqn Ldr P A Hunter DSO

27. Mar. 1940

24. Aug. 1940

Sqn Ldr George D Garvin;

24. Aug. 1940

23. Nov. 1940

Sqn Ldr A T D Sanders DFC

23. Nov. 1940

16. Jun. 1941

Sqn Ldr Philip J Sanders DFC

16. Jun. 1941

18. Dec. 1941

Sqn Ldr C A Cooke

18. Dec. 1941

14. May 1942

Wg Cdr  H M Kerr DFC

14. May 1942

24. Jun. 1943

Wg Cdr W J Alington

24. Jun. 1943

24. Apr. 1944

Wg Cdr E S Smith DFC

24. Apr. 1944

26. Jun. 1945

Wg Cdr E G Barwell DFC

26. Jun. 1945

25. Aug. 1945

 1945 - 1957

Wg Cdr V R Snell

20. Nov. 1945

14. Jan. 1946

Sqn Ldr R D Doleman DSO, DFC

14. Jan. 1946

1. Jul. 1946

Sqn Ldr A J A Roberts

1. Jul. 1946

Jan. 1948

Sqn Ldr W Stewart

Jan. 1948

Jan. 1950

Sqn Ldr W E Thomas

Jan. 1950

19. Nov. 1951

Sqn Ldr  J Lomas DFC, AFC (KIA)

19. Nov. 1951

13. Jun. 1953

Flt Lt B H Recee AFC (Temp)

13. Jun. 1953

8. Jul. 1953

Sqn Ldr H M Tudor DFC, AFC

8. Jul. 1953

17. Dec. 1955

Wg Cdr J C Forbes DFM

17. Dec. 1955

30. Sep. 1957

 1958 - 1962

Flt Lt J W Waterton

1. Dec. 1958

12. Jan. 1959

Sqn Ldr D B Craig

12. Jan. 1959

1. Apr. 1959

Flt Lt J W Waterton

1. Apr. 1959

 7. May 1959

Sqn Ldr D A P Saunders-Davies

 7. May 1959

25. Apr. 1960

Sqn Ldr D Mullarkey

25. Apr. 1960

30. Nov. 1962

Formed on 27. September 1918 from No's 439 and 440 Flts at Suda Bay and Syra, its Short 184s provided anti-submarine cover over the Aegean.  It disbanded on 1 March 1919.

Reformed on 30. October 1939 as a fighter unit, it was the first squadron to be equipped with the Defiant turret fighter.  Lacking any forward firing armament, the squadron soon worked out suitable tactics, which initially proved successful, but losses soon mounted and in August it was transferred to night fighter duties.

The Defiant proved much more suitable in this role and the squadron continued in this role until April 1942, when it was withdrawn from operations .  In May it began conversion to the Mosquito II night fighter and from January 1943 it began intruder operations.  Re-equipping with various marks of Mosquito, the squadron alternated between offensive intruder operations from bases in the south and defensive operations from bases along the East Coast until the end of the war.  From January 1945, the squadron moved onto the continent as part of 2nd Tactical Air Force and disbanded at Twente on 25. August 1945.

The squadron was reformed on 20. November 1945 at Church Fenton, when No 125 Squadron was renumbered.  It continued as a Mosquito night fighter unit moving to various bases until December 1951, when Meteor night fighters began to arrive.  From 11 February 1949, No 79 Squadron was linked to 264, but this ended on 14 November 1951.  The squadron operated all of the Meteor night fighter models, except the Mk 13 which was a tropicalised version for use in the Middle East, until being disbanded by being renumbered No 33 Squadron on 1. October 1957 at Leeming, having been based at Middleton St George between February and September 1957.  The squadron experienced one final incarnation, when it was reformed as a Bloodhound surface-to-air- missile unit on 1 December 1958 at North Coates, disbanding there on 30. November 1962.