Service History

A No. 4 Group Bomber Command squadron at the outbreak of the war. Temporarily transferred to Coastal Command November through December 1940 and again in July through August 1942.

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

LS, QR

Hemswell, North Luffenham, Woolfox Lodge, Syerston, Skellingthorpe (twice), Coningsby

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

229

49

2

1757

49

2.80

5 GP

Manchester

33

11

0

197

12

6.10

5 GP

Lancaster

351

25

1

4546

116

2.60

Totals

613

85

3

6082

156

2.60

Of Note:

Flew 3 night-fighter raids over English cites in 5 GP Hampden’s (included in Op’s and Losses)

An operational bomber squadron at the outbreak of the war

Victoria Cross : F/L W. Reid, Düsseldorf, 3/4 November 1943

Carried out more raids than any other Lancaster squadron in Bomber Command

Second highest number of bombing raids of all heavy bomber squadrons in Bomber Command

Memorial