No. 466 Squadron

Royal Australian Air Force

 

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Updated: January 2008

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

Service History

Formed in No. 4 Group on 15 October 1942 and operated continuously until the end of the war 

 

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

DH

Diffield (twice), Leconfield

 

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

46

43

0

844

25

3.00

4 GP

 Halifax

168

7

0

2484

40

1.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Totals

214

50

0

3328

65

2.00

Of Note:

Flew most sorties and suffered most losses on all No. 4 Group Wellington squadrons

Memorial

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