Service History

Served in the Far East operating the Vickers Wildebeest in Malaya and Java from 1939 and after being technically whipped out in 1942 was disbanded. Reformed in England within No. 1 Group on 15 December 1942 and continued to operate with the Group until the end of the war

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

FZ, HW, JA

Grimsby, Elsham Wolds

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bombing Targets Tasked

Mine Laying Areas Tasked

Leaflets

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

1 GP

Lancaster

267

13

0

3984

92

2.30

Totals

267

13

0

3984

92

2.30

Of Note:

An additional 21 Lancaster’s destroyed in non-operational crashes

Memorial

Unknown