No. 223 Squadron

Royal Air Force

 

Motto:

 

ALAE DEFENDUNT AFRICUM

(Wings Defend Africa)

 

 

Updated: January 2008

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

Service History

Operated as a bomber squadron in East and North Africa, and Italy, finally losing its identity in August 1944, when it was either absorbed into another unit or possibly disbanded. Reformed in England and attached to No. 100 (Bomber Support) Group as a radio counter-measures squadron in August 1994 mainly from ex-Coastal Command air crew. Continued to operate in this role until the end of the war

 

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

QR

Oulton

 

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bombing Targets Tasked

Mine Laying Areas Tasked

Leaflets

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

100 GP

Liberator

135 RCM

0

0

615

3

0.50

100 GP

Fortress (B17)

6 RCM

0

0

10

0

0.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

141

0

0

625

3

0.48

Of Note:

None

Memorial

Unknown