Service History

Formed with in No. 4 Group on 23 April 1941. Posted to Costal Command in October 1942. Returned to Bomber Command’s control in March 1943 and posted to No. 6 Group, RCAF. Transferred to No. 8 (Pathfinder) Group in April 1943 and a Pathfinder squadron, and remained in this role until the end of hostilities

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

AG,LQ

Driffield, Pocklington, Topcliffe, Leeming, Gransden Lodge

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bombing Targets Tasked

Mine Laying Areas Tasked

Leaflets

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

4 GP

Wellington

86

0

0

522

20

3.80

4 GP

Halifax

34

0

1

396

26

6.60

6 GP

Halifax

13

1

0

55

4

7.30

8 GP

Halifax

29

0

0

330

12

3.60

8 GP

Lancaster

288

0

0

2549

50

2.00

Totals

450

1

1

3852

112

2.90

Of Note:

The first Canadian squadron assigned to Bomber Command

The only Canadian Pathfinder squadron

Carried out the most bombing raids than any of the Canadian Squadron’s

Carried out the most Wellington bombing raids of any of the Canadian squadron in No. 4 Group

Carried out an unusually high proportion of bombing raids throughout its career and suffered heavy casualties

A long serving squadron in Bomber Command, the squadron never flew a mine laying operation

Memorial

Unknown