No. 186 Squadron

Royal Air Force

 

Motto:

 

UNKNOWN

 

 

Updated: January 2008

Source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, By Matrin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt

Service History

An Army cooperation squadron from April 1943 to April 1944, at which time it lost its identity after either being absorbed into another unit or possibly being disbanded. Reformed within No. 3 Group on 5 October 1944 the squadron operated in a bombing role until the end of the war

 

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

AP, XY

Tuddenham, Stradishall

 

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bombing Targets Tasked

Mine Laying Areas Tasked

Leaflets

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

3 GP

Lancaster

96

2

0

1254

8

0.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

96

2

0

1254

8

0.60

Of Note:

None

Memorial

Unknown

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