Service History

Formed in June 1941 in No. 5 Group. Transferred to No. 4 Group in September 1942 in preparation to form the nucleus of No. 6 Group, RCAF on 1 January 1943. Remained with the Group operating in a bomber role until the end of the war

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

EQ

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

5 GP

Hampden

117

56

15

1233

35

2.80

5 GP

Manchester

1

0

0

1

0

0.00

4 GP

Halifax

57

11

0

540

33

6.10

6 GP

Halifax

98

0

0

1469

20

1.40

6 GP

Lancaster

100

0

0

1210

41

3.40

Totals

373

67

15

4453

129

2.90

Of Note:

Flew 2 Weather reconnaissance operations in 5 GP Hamden’s (included in Op’s and Losses)

A additional 10 Lancaster’s destroyed in non-operational crashes

Flew one Manchester sortie with No. 5 Group – 1,000 Bomber Raid to Cologne

Along with No. 419 Squadron, RCAF, flew the most sorties and suffered the most losses amongst the Canadian squadron’s

Suffered the most losses and the highest percentage losses of all No. 6 Group, RCAF Lancaster squadron’s

Memorial

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