Service History

A training squadron at the outbreak of the war and later absorbed into an Operational Training Unit (OTU), the squadron was reformed on 7 May 1941 within No 2 Group flying B-17 Fortresses in a daylight bombing role. This proved to be an unsuccessful experiment and the Fortress was phased out later the same year. Disbanded in February 1942, only to be reformed for a second time this time within No. 3 Group on 7 November 1942, and continued to operate within the group until the end of the war

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

WP, XY

Watton, West Raynham, Polebrook,

West Wickham (Wratting Common), Tuddenham

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bombing Targets Tasked

Mine Laying Areas Tasked

Leaflets

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

2 GP

Fortress

20

0

0

52

3

5.60

3 GP

Stirling

111

100

0

1937

58

3.00

3 GP

Lancaster

162

19

0

2624

25

1.00

Totals

293

119

0

4613

86

1.90

Of Note:

3 GP Stirling Op’s include resistance support operations

Introduced Fortress (B-17) to RAF service

Only RAF squadron to flying Fortress in daylight operations

Memorial

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