| No. 96 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
 No. 96 Squadron badge | |
| Active | 8 October 1917 - 4 July 1918 28 September 1918 - November 1918 18 December 1940 - 12 December 1944 21 December 1944 - 1 June 1946 17 November 1952 – 21 January 1959 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Flying Corps 8 October 1917 – 1 April 1918
 Royal Air Force post-April 1918 |
| Role | Training unit Night Fighter unit Transport unit |
| Garrison/HQ | RAF Wyton RAF Cranage RAF Wrexham RAF Honiley RAF Ford RAF Odiham RAF Leconfield RAF Cairo West RAF Kai Tak RAF Ahlhorn RAF Geilenkirchen |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Nocturni obambulamus ("We prowl by night")[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge heraldry | A lion passant facing to the sinister with ten stars representing the constellation of Leo |
| Squadron codes | ZJ December 1940 - December 1944 6H December 1944 - June 1946 L October 1952 - 1955 |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Bomber | December 1944-April 1945: Handley Page Halifax |
| Fighter | December 1940 - March 1942: Hawker Hurricane February 1941 - June 1942: Boulton Paul Defiant May 1942 - June 1943: Bristol Beaufighter June 1943 - December 1944: de Havilland Mosquito |
No. 96 Squadron was a Royal Air Force squadron. The squadron served on the Western Front during World War II and the Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II. No. 96 Squadron served in a variety of roles such as night fighter cover and transportation. It was disbanded in 1959, when its aircraft and personnel became No. 3 Squadron.
- ^ Smith, David J. (1981). Military airfields of Wales and the North-West (1 ed.). Cambridge: P. Stephens. p. 69. ISBN 0850594855.