Second World War
The squadron was formed on 25 May 1941 from a section of No. 206 Squadron RAF at RAF Bircham Newton in Norfolk, the first Lockheed Hudson patrol bombers for the squadron arrived at the beginning of June. Later in the month the squadron deployed to Gibraltar and then to the Gambia, where it flew convoy protection missions out of Jeswang, moving to Yundum in 1943 and re-equipping with the four-engined Consolidated Liberator VI bombers.
Detachments of the squadron also flew from several other West African bases in this period.
In March 1944, the squadron redeployed to Madras in India as part of South East Asia Command. It only carried out a few missions from Madras before moving to Bengal for special duties, mainly suppling and delivering guerilla parties into Burma and Malaya. In April 1945 it was renumbered as No. 8 Squadron RAF and 200 Squadron was disbanded.
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