Service History

After serving in France with the Advance Air Striking Force (AASF) in May 1940, the squadron was placed under the control of No. 1 Group. Detached to No. 38 Group for parachute training in June and July 1942, however no operations were flown by the squadron during the detachment and the squadron was returned to No. 1 Group. The main body of the squadron was then posted to the Middle East in December 1942 and flew operationally there until being disbanded in October 1944. Reformed in the same month back in England this time equipped with Mosquitoes and attached to the Light Night Striking Force (LNSF) under the control of No. 8 (Pathfinder) Group

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

KB, QT

Waddington, Binbrook (twice), Eastchurch, Grimsby, Kirmington, Gransden Lodge

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

Battle

16

0

0

63

4

6.30

1 GP

Wellington

132

32

1

1073

47

4.40

8 GP

Mosquito

116

0

0

1095

2

0.20

Totals

264

32

1

2231

53

2.40

Of Note:

Flew the most Battle sorties of any Bomber Command squadron

Memorial

Unknown