Service History

Part on No. 2 Group at that outbreak of the war, the squadron was transferred to No. 3 Group in May 1941 until September 1942 when once more the squadron was transferred, this time to No. 1 Group. The squadron remained operating in Bomber Command for the duration of the war

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

SR

West Raynham, Oakington, Bourn, Stradishall,

Home-on-Spalding Moor, Ludford Magna

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bombing Targets Tasked

Mine Laying Areas Tasked

Leaflets

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

2 GP

Blenheim

81

0

0

618

15

2.40

3 GP

Wellington

129

13

0

1216

42

3.40

1 GP

Wellington

4

4

0

37

1

1.70

1 GP

Lancaster

298

10

0

4895

113

2.30

Totals

512

27

0

6766

171

2.50

Of Note:

An additional 6 Blenheim’s and 33 Lancaster’s destroyed in non-operational crashes

In service with Bomber Command for the entire war

From Early October 1944 the squadron flew Lancaster’s equipped with Airborne Cigar (ABC), the only squadron to perform this duty. This results in the squadron being dispatched for raids when the rest of the Group’s squadron’s were resting.                                                                                                                  

With an extra German speaking crew member, the squadron’s aircraft mixed with the bomber stream and jammed German night-fighter communications.

In addition to the ABC equipment the squadron’s aircraft also carried a normal bomb load and bombed alongside the regular force bombers

Memorial