8 October 1917 - 4 July 1918 28 September 1918 - November 1918 18 December 1940 - 12 December 1944 21 December 1944 - 1 June 1946 17 November 1952 โ 21 January 1959
The headquarters of the squadron at that time were located at RAF Wyton. On 11 November 1918 an armistice between the Allies and the German Empire was signed, marking the end of World War I. As a consequence No. 96 Squadron was disbanded by the end of November, 1918 before becoming operational.[2]
In March 1945 the squadron was moved to the Far East. Destined for Egypt, the squadron collected its Dakotas en route in Egypt. The squadron provided parachute and glider training in India whilst also providing detachments for operations in Burma and general transport flights throughout the Far East. In April 1946 96 Squadron moved to Hong Kong where air transport was maintained to Malaya and China before the squadron was renamed No. 110 Squadron on 15 June 1946.
No. 96 Squadron reformed again on 17 November 1952 at RAF Ahlhorn in Germany as part of No. 125 Wing RAF.[4] It moved to RAF Geilenkirchen on 12 February 1958.[5] Equipped with Meteor night fighters the squadron provided fighter cover for Germany until it was renumbered No. 3 Squadron on 21 January 1959, at which point it converted to Gloster Javelins.