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No. 164 (Argentine British) Squadron Royal Air Force    Formation of No 164 Squadron as a DH9A equipped bomber squadron was proposed on 1st June 1918 but abandoned almost immediately on 4 July 1918. A revised proposal was considered but abandoned on the 17th August. 164 squadron formed on 6th April 1942 at Peterhead as a Spitfire fighter squadron. The title 'Argentine British' meant that it was a donation squadron funded by the British community from Argentina. Around 600 Argentine volunteers, mostly of Anglo-Argentine descent, joined the British and Canadian Air Forces, but only a few served in the 164 Argentine-British RAF squadron. In January 1943 the squadron converted to the Hurricane fighter-bomber and trained as a ground attack unit. Ground attack operations began in June 1943, with a mix of attacks on enemy shipping and coastal targets. The Hurricanes were replaced with rocket-armed Typhoons in March 1944, and these were used for attacks on enemy communications, radar and transport before and during D-Day. The squadron moved to Normandy in July 1944 and followed Allied troops through Belgium and into Germany, remaining there until June 1945. Location of bases occupied by 164 Squadron: 6th April-5th May 1942: Peterhead (Spitfires) 5th May-10th September 1942: Skeabrae 10th September-29th January 1943: Peterhead October 1942: Tangmere October 1942-January 1943: Peterhead 29th January-8th February 1943: Fairwood Common (Hurricanes) 8th February-20th June 1943: Middle Wallop 20th June-6th August 1943: Warmwell 6th August-22nd September 1943: Manston 22nd September 1943-January 1944: Fairlop January 1944: Twinwood Farm January-February 1944: Fairlop February-8th March 1944: Twinwood Farm (Typhoons) 8th -16th March 1944: Acklington 16th March-12th April 1944: Thorney Island 12th April 1944: Llanbedr April-18th June 1944: Thorney Island 18th – 22nd June 1944: Funtington 22nd June-17th July 1944: Hurn July 1944: B.8 Sommervieu July-September 1944: B.7 Martragny September 1944: B.23 Morainville September 1944: B.35 Baromesnil September-October 1944: B.53 Merville October-November 1944: B.67 Ursel November-12th December 1944: B.77 Gilze-Rijen 12th – 26th December 1944: Fairwood Common 26th December 1944-January 1945: B.77 Gilze-Rijen January 1945: A.84 Chievres January-21st March 1945: B.77 Gilze-Rijen 21st March-17th April 1945: B.91 Kluis 17th April-May 1945: B.103 Plantlunne May-June 1945: B.116 Wunstorf June 1945: Turnhouse.   6th April 1942 New Fighter Squadron formed 5th May 1942 Operational 18th August 1942 Pilot killed on patrol 23rd August 1942 Dived into the ground 10th September 1942 Return from Orkney 29th January 1943 Spitfires exchanged for Hurricanes 16th April 1943 Ground collision 20th June 1943 Operational again 6th August 1943  Relocated 9th August 1943 Redistribution of duties 2nd September 1943 Three Hurricanes lost over Zeeland 2nd September 1943 3 aircraft lost in attack on Dutch coast 22nd September 1943 Relocated 5th December 1943 Operational again in the mud 21st December 1943 Diverted by cloud 30th December 1943 Hurricane crashes in the Channel 1st February 1944 Typhoons handed over February 1944 Re-equipped with Typhoons 2nd March 1944 Typhoon pilot killed in training 16th March 1944 Operations resumed 20th March 1944 Two ranger ops. 23rd April 1944 Rocket ops 26th April 1944 Wing sortie over Dieppe 3rd May 1944 Wing attack on railway target 24th May 1944 DSO awarded 28th May 1944 C/O Taken Prisoner 6th June 1944 Killed in borrowed aircraft 6th June 1944 Invasion 22nd June 1944  Relocation 6th July 1944 Aircraft lost on Air-Sea Rescue search 17th July 1944 Move to Normandy 26th July 1944 Typhoon shot down near Caen 26th July 1944 Wing reunited 9th August 1944 104 sorties by the Wing 12th Aug 1944 Ground Gained 14th August 1944 Posthumous DFC 18th August 1944 Attack on German armoured column 21st August 1944 Stood down 25th August 1944 Three Typhoons lost at Rouen 13th September 1944 Shot down over Belgium 7th October 1944 Shot down over Bruges 29th October 1944 Into Belgium 26th November 1944 Move into the Netherlands 29th November 1944 Visit by Eisenhower 4th December 1944  Armed Reconnaissance 8th December 1944 Two Typhoon pilots killed 11th December 1944 Fatally injured 12th December 1944 Christmas leave 1st January 1945 Shot down by friendly fire 11th February 1945 Promotions and postings 13th February 1945 Three Typhoons shot down 21st February 1945 Mystery pilot injured 22nd February 1945 Two SAAF Typhoon pilots lost 2nd March 1945 German pontoon bridge destroyed 21st March 1945  Wing Moves to New Airbase 24th March 1945 Operation Varsity 2nd April 1945 Attack on radar station 9th April 1945 C/O in crash landing 10th April 1945 Accidentally shot down 17th April 1945 Wing Moved again 25th April 1945 Two Typhoons lost to flak 27th April 1945  Squadron's Last PoW June 1945 Return to the UK If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 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