The squadron was formed on 18 September 1939 as a Coastal Command squadron based at Walvis Bay, equipped with three ex-South African Airways Junkers Ju 86Z aircraft in the role of a maritime patrol squadron.
The squadron was formed on 18 September 1939 as a Coastal Command squadron. This Coastal Command squadron was based at Walvis Bay. Walvis Bay was equipped with three ex-South African Airways Junkers Ju 86Z aircraft in the role of a maritime patrol squadron.