No. 88 Squadron
Royal Air Force
Motto:
EN GARDE
(Be On Your Guard)
Updated: January 2008
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Service History | |||||||
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After serving with the Advance Air Striking Force (AASF) in France. The squadron was transferred to No. 2 Group Bomber Command in July 1991. And remained with the group until the entire group was transferred out of Bomber Commands control. The squadron also saw detachments to Northern Ireland with Coastal Command | |||||||
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Stations | ||||||
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Swanton Morley (twice), Attlebridge, Oulton | ||||||
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Logistics |
Operational Performance |
Operational Sorties And Losses | |||||
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Aircraft |
Bombing Targets Tasked |
Mine Laying Areas Tasked |
Leaflets |
Total Sorties Flown |
Aircraft Lost |
Percent |
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2 GP |
Blenheim |
15 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
5 |
5.20 |
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2 GP |
Boston |
47 |
0 |
0 |
559 |
6 |
1.10 |
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Totals |
62 |
0 |
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655 |
11 |
1.70 | |
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Of Note: | |||||||
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Introduce the Boston operationally | |||||||
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Flew most Boston sorties that any other squadron | |||||||
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Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||
Source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, By Matrin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
