Service History

Posted from No. 2 Group to the Advanced Air Striking Force (AASF) in France in December 1939. The squadron was nearly wiped out during the Battle for France and was returned to England in May 1940 to resume operations with No. 2 Group. Posted to Malta in June 1942 and again sustained heavy losses before being returned to England and transferred to No. 8 (Pathfinder) Group in June 1943. The squadron served within this group as an all-purpose night-bomber squadron, dropping target markers, WINDOW, or bombs and often flew in diversionary raids. It continued in this multi-task roles until the end of the war

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

XD

Wyton, Horsham St. Fiath (twice), Oulton (twice),

Marham, Upwood

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

190

0

0

1112

33

3.00

2 GP

Mosquito

56

0

0

245

14

5.70

8 GP

Mosquito

438

0

0

4187

23

0.50

Totals

684

0

0

5544

70

1.30

Of Note:

2 GP Blenheim sorties include 7 photo-reconnaissance operations (included in Op’s and Losses)

2 GP Mosquito sorties include 10 weather/photo-recon. operations (included in Op’s and Losses)

An original squadron at the outbreak of the war and flew in Bomber Command’s first sorties of the war

Including its service with the AASF and in Malta the squadron saw almost continuous service through the war

Carried out most bombing raids in No. 2 Group

Memorial

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