Service History

Formed in No. 1 Group on 7 November 1942. Transferred to No. 3 Group in June 1943, the squadron remained under the groups control until May 1944, when the squadron was transferred to No. 100 (Bomber Support) Group where it remained until the end of the war flying radio counter-measure operations

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

EX

Blyton, Ingham, Lakenheath, North Creake

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

Wellington

35

23

0

475

12

2.50

3 GP

Stirling

30

52

1

681

14

2.10

100 GP

Stirling

138 RCM

0

0

1378

4

0.30

100 GP

Halifax

37 RCM

0

0

329

2

0.60

Totals

240

75

0

2863

32

1.10

Of Note:

3 GP Stirling’s flew 16 Resistance operations (included in Op’s and Losses)

Believed to have carried a out great variety of operations than any other squadron in Bomber Command

Suffered the last casualties of the war when two Halifax’s collided near Kiel on 2/3 May 1945 killing 13 of the air crew

Flew the last Stirling operational sorties

Memorial

Unknown