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No. 85 Squadron Royal Air Force 3rd September 1939 Operational  No. 85 Squadron was formed at Upavon on 1 August 1917 and went to France in May 1918 as an offensive fighter Squadron. It was disbanded in July 1919. No. 85 Squadron was reformed on the 1st June 1938, when A Flight of 87 Squadron was renumbered at Debden. They flew Gladiator bi-plane fighters until re-equipped with Hurricanes in September 1938. At the outbreak of war the Squadron was one of the few which were immediately considered to be fully operational. 3rd September 1939 Operational 9th September 1939 Move to France 1st November 1939 First victory 6th March 1940 Killed in crash 10th May 1940 Seven Aircraft Shot Down 11th May 1940 Airfield attacked 13th May 1940 Detachment to France 15th May 1940 Missing 16th May 1940 Pilots killed 19th May 1940 Missing 20th May 1940 Three aircraft lost 23rd May 1940 Recalled to Britain 31st May 1940 Action over Belgium 2nd June 1940 Dunkirk 22nd July 1940 Crash 29th July 1940 Battle of Britain 11th August 1940  Ports and ships attacked 19th August 1940 Relocated 26th August 1940  Battle of Britian 28th August 1940 ` Battle of Britain 29th August 1940 Battle of Britain 30th August 1940 Battle of Britain 31st August 1940  Battle of Britain 1st Sept 1940 Air battle over Kent 5th September 1940 Recuperation 23rd October 1940  Retraining 23rd November 1940  Bomber interception 29th December 1940 Fire-storm 1st January 1941 Re-equipped February 1941 Defiant night fighter April 1941 Trial flight established 7th April 1941 New aircraft 4th May 1941 Secrecy July 1942 New aircraft March 1943 Intruder missions 2nd April 1943 Friendly fire incident 13th May 1943 Relocated 1st May 1944 Bomber escort 21st July 1944 Flying bombs 29th August 1944 Bomber escort 19th October 1944 Friendly fire incident 14th Apr 1945 85 Squadron Mosquito lost June 1945  If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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