No. 173 Squadron RAF

No. 173 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was a communications unit in World War II.

Formation in World War II
The squadron formed on 9 July 1942 at Heliopolis, Egypt and equipped with the Hawker Audax and it went on to operate many other types of aircraft. It was renamed the 'Middle East Communications Squadron' on 29 February 1944.

Postwar
The squadron reformed as a ferry unit on 1 Feb 1953 and was finally disbanded on 2 Sep 1957.