No. 460 Squadron
Royal Australian Air Force
Motto:
STRIKE AND RETURN
Updated: January 2008
Source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, By Matrin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
Service History | |||||||
Formed within No. 1 Group as a bomber squadron and began operations on 12/13 March 9142. Teh squadron remained with the group throughout the war | |||||||
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Squadron Identity Letters |
Stations | ||||||
AR, UV |
Breighton, Binbrook | ||||||
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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 |
50 |
9 |
2 |
538 |
29 |
5.40 |
1 GP |
Lancaster |
280 |
27 |
0 |
5700 |
140 |
2.50 |
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Totals |
330 |
36 |
2 |
6238 |
169 |
2.70 | |
Of Note: | |||||||
The squadron was a three-flight squadron for the duration of the war | |||||||
Since the squadron served in a Bomber Group which prided itself for maximum efforts and bomb loads, many records are credits to the squadron | |||||||
Flew the most No. 1 Group sorties | |||||||
Carried in the most bombing raids; flew the most sorties and suffered the most losses of all Australian Squadrons | |||||||
Suffered the highest percentage losses of all Bomber Command Wellington squadron’s | |||||||
Flew the most Lancaster sorties within No. 1 Group | |||||||
Believed to have dropped approximately 24,000 tons of bombs, the highest total in Bomber Command | |||||||
Memorial | |||||||
No. 460 Squadron, RAAF |