Service History

Part of No. 5 group at the outbreak of the war, the squadron was transferred to Coastal Command in April 1942 for training as a torpedo-bomber squadron. It remained with Coastal Command in this role for the remainder of the war

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

NV, PL

Hemswell

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bombing Targets Tasked

Mine Laying Areas Tasked

Leaflets

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

5 GP

Hampden

276

42

6

2045

62

3.00

Totals

276

42

6

2045

62

3.00

Of Note:

An original bomber squadron at the outbreak of the war and carried out operations over the North Sea from 25 September 1939 onwards

On 28 September 1939, 5 Hampden’s (the entire squadron) was shot down including the aircraft flown by W/C J.C. Cunningham

Carried out most bombing raids and suffered the most losses of Hampden’s squadrons

Memorial

Unknown