The Squadron was reformed at RAF Hornchurch on 15 January 1930 as a fighter squadron equipped initially with Siskins then subsequently Bulldogs, Gloster Gauntlets and Gladiators before the Squadron's first monoplane, the Supermarine Spitfire, arrived in March 1939.
The Squadron was reformed at RAF Hornchurch on 15 January 1930 as a fighter squadron equipped initially with Siskins then subsequently Bulldogs, Gloster Gauntlets and Gladiators before the Squadron's first monoplane arrived in March 1939. The Squadron's first monoplane was the Supermarine Spitfire.