Service History

Formed on 21 March 1943 within No. 5 Group specifically for the raids against the Ruhr valley dams. Retained as a precision bombing squadron after the dam’s raid ad operated in this capacity until the end of the war

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

AJ,KC,YZ

Scampton, Coningsby, Woodhall Spa

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

Lancaster

100

0

0

1478

32

2.20

5 GP

Mosquito

75

0

0.00

5 GP

Mustang

6

0

0.00

Totals

100

0

0

1599

32

2.10

Of Note:

An additional 12 Lancaster’s destroyed in non-operational crashes

Flew a “spoof” raid on the eve of D-Day (included in Op’s and Losses)

Victoria Cross : W/G G.P. Gibson, Dams Raid, 16/17 May 1943

Victoria Cross : W/C G.L Cheshire, awarded on 8 September 1944 in recognition of the many acts of courage performed during four operational bomber tours

Memorial