Service History

After serving with the Advance Air Striking Force (AASF) in France the squadron returned to England in June 1940. After converting from Battle to Blenheim aircrafts the squadron was posted to No. 2 Group in August 1940 and flew operational until November 1940, at which time the squadron was transferred to No. 3 group’s control and remained with the group until the end of the war

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

HA,SV,XH

Oakington, Marham, Downham Market, Woolfox Lodge, Methwold, Chedburgh

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

22

0

0

122

2

1.60

3 GP

Wellington

1150

0

0

854

21

2.50

3 GP

Stirling

183

153

3

2600

91

3.50

3 GP

Lancaster

127

0

0

1726

16

0.90

Totals

447

153

0

5302

130

2.50

Of Note:

2 GP Blenheim’s flew 3 photo-recon and 3 weather recon. operations (included in Op’s and Losses)

Suffered highest percentage losses in No. 3 Group

3 GP Stirling’s flew special “WINDOW” dropping sortie on D-Day (included in Op’s and Losses)

An additional 35 Stirling’s and 3 Lancaster’s destroyed in non-operational crashes

Including the service time with the AASF the squadron operated continuously as a bomber squadron throughout the war

Victoria Cross : F/Sgt. A.A. Aaron, posthumously, Turin 12/13 August 1943

Along with No. 15 Squadron suffered the most losses of all Stirling Squadron’s in Bomber Command

Memorial

Unknown