Bomber Command Squadrons And Units Equipped With Manchester and/or Lancaster Bombers
Lancaster Finishign Schools (LFS)
+ = Manchester date; * = Lancaster date; ^ = Did not finish the war Lancaster or Macnhester; # = Known to have only had one Lancaster in strength (ORB not required)
|
Squadron |
First Aircraft Taken On Strength |
Last Aircraft Taken Off Strength (estimated) |
Type |
|
7 Sqn. |
April 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
9 Sqn. |
July 1942 |
- |
Manchester & Lancaster |
|
12 Sqn. |
October 1942 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
15 Sqn. |
November 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
35 Sqn. |
February 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
44 Sqn. |
November 1941 |
- |
Manchester & Lancaster |
|
49 Sqn. |
March 1942 |
- |
Manchester & Lancaster |
|
50 Sqn. |
December 1941 |
- |
Manchester & Lancaster |
|
57 Sqn. |
August 1942 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
61 Sqn. |
February 1941 |
- |
Manchester & Lancaster |
|
75 Sqn., RNZAF |
February 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
83 Sqn. |
September 1941 |
- |
Manchester & Lancaster |
|
90 Sqn. |
April 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
97 Sqn. |
January 1941 |
- |
Manchester & Lancaster |
|
100 Sqn. |
November 1942 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
101 Sqn. |
September 1942 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
103 Sqn. |
September 1942 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
106 Sqn. |
December 1941 |
- |
Manchester & Lancaster |
|
115 Sqn. |
February 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
138 Sqn. |
February 1945 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
149 Sqn. |
July 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
150 Sqn. |
October 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
153 Sqn. |
September 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
156 Sqn. |
December 1942 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
166 Sqn. |
August 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
170 Sqn. |
September 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
186 Sqn. |
September 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
189 Sqn. |
September 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
195 Sqn. |
September 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
207 Sqn. |
October 1940 |
- |
Manchester & Lancaster |
|
218 Sqn. |
June 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
227 Sqn. |
September 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
300 Sqn. |
February 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
405 Sqn. RCAF |
July 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
408 Sqn. RCAF |
April 1942 |
1 October 1944 |
Manchester & Lancaster * |
|
419 Sqn. RCAF |
March 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
420 Sqn. RCAF |
n/a |
n/a |
No Op's Flown |
|
424 Sqn. RCAF |
December 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
425 Sqn. RCAF |
n/a |
n/a |
No Op's Flown |
|
426 Sqn. RCAF |
May 1943 |
1 May 1944 |
Lancaster |
|
427 Sqn. RCAF |
February 1945 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
428 Sqn. RCAF |
May 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
429 Sqn. RCAF |
February 1945 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
431 Sqn. RCAF |
September 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
432 Sqn. RCAF |
September 1943 |
1 March 1944 |
Lancaster |
|
433 Sqn. RCAF |
December 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
434 Sqn. RCAF |
11 November 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
460 Sqn. RAAF |
September 1942 |
- |
Manchester & Lancaster |
|
463 Sqn. RAAF |
October 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
467 Sqn. RAAF |
October 1942 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
514 Sqn. |
August 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
550 Sqn. |
October 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
576 Sqn. |
October 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
582 Sqn. |
March 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
617 Sqn. |
March 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
619 Sqn. |
March 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
622 Sqn. |
November 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
625 Sqn. |
September 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
626 Sqn. |
October 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
630 Sqn. |
October 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
635 Sqn. |
March 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU) |
First Aircraft Taken On Strength |
Last Aircraft Taken Off Strength (estimated) |
Type |
|
1651 HCU |
November 1944 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
1653 HCU |
September 1942 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
1654 HCU |
June 1942 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
1656 HCU |
October 1942 |
October 1943 |
Lancaster |
|
1659 HCU |
February 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
1660 HCU |
September 1942 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
1661 HCU |
September 1942 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
1662 HCU |
January 1943 |
October 1943 |
Lancaster |
|
1664 HCU |
April 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
1665 HCU |
March 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
1666 HCU |
September 1943 |
October 1943 |
Lancaster |
|
1667 HCU |
June 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
1668 HCU |
April 1943 |
October 1943 |
Lancaster |
|
1678 HCU |
April 1943 |
- |
Lancaster |
|
1679 HCU |
? |
|
Lancaster Finishing
|
First Aircraft Taken On Strength |
Last Aircraft Taken Off Strength (estimated) |
Type |
|
1 LFS |
October 1943 |
November 1944 |
Lancaster |
|
3 LFS |
November 1943 |
January 1944 |
Lancaster |
|
5 LFS |
October 1943 |
March 1945 |
Lancaster |
|
6 LFS |
November 1943 |
Novemebr 1945 |
Lancaster |