Service History

A bomber squadron with No. 3 Group at the outbreak of the war, the squadron saw detachments to Coastal Command in November and December 1939. Posted to India in January 1942 and remained in that theatre of operations until the end of hostilities

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

LN

Newmarket, Waterbeach

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

228

0

5

1786

43

2.40

Totals

228

0

5

1786

43

2.40

Of Note:

An bomber squadron at the outbreak of the war

2 Wellington’s dropped leaflets on the sixth night of the war over Hanover

In January 1940 part of the squadron was detached to Salon in Southern France and carried out th first raids on Italy

Memorial

Unknown