Service History

Formed in April 1940 from the New Zealand Wellington flight and served in no. 3 group until the end of the war

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

AA, JN

Feltwell, Mildenhall, Newmarket, Mepal

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bombing Targets Tasked

Mine Laying Areas Tasked

Leaflets

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

3 GP

Wellington

291

24

4

2540

74

2.90

3 GP

Stirling

103

107

0

1736

72

4.10

3 GP

 Lancaster

190

18

1

3741

47

1.30

Totals

584

149

5

8017

193

2.40

Of Note:

Flew 1 photo-reconnaissance raid with 3 GP Wellington’s (included in Op’s and Losses)

The first and only New Zealand squadron in Bomber Command

Victoria Cross : Sgt. J.A. Ward, Munster, 7/8 July 1941

Carried out the fourth highest number of bombing raids of all heavy bomber squadrons

Suffered second highest casualties rate in Bomber Command

Believed to have dropped the third highest bomb tonnage (21,600 tons) in Bomber Command

Dropped 2,344 sea mines, most likely representing the second highest total in Bomber Command

Memorial