185 Squadron [entry point]
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In September 1939 185 Squadron was based at RAF Cottesmore flying Hampdens and Herefords in a training role. In April 1940 it was absorbed into 14 Operational Training Unit. 185 Squadron was reformed in Malta in May 1941 as a fighter squadron, initially flying Hurricanes but converting to Spitfires in 1942. It stayed in the Mediterranean theatre until the end of the war.
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