 83 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force squadron active from 1917 until 1969.It was operative during both the First World War and the Second World War.Founded on 7 January 1917 at Montrose, the squadron trained at RAF Spitalgate and RAF Wyton, where it equipped with Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2bs and F.E.2ds for its role as a night bomber squadron.