Service History

Initially a Coastal Command squadron stationed in France and in Northern Ireland the squadron was posted to No. 2 Group in May 1941; where it became a bomber squadron. Continued in this role until the squadron along with the all of No. 2 Group was transferred out of Bomber Command in May 1943

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

MQ

Wattisham, Manston, Swanton Morley

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

Blenheim

38

0

0

241

16

6.60

2 GP

Boston

62

0

0

499

12

2.40

Totals

100

0

0

740

28

3.80

Of Note:

Flew 1 Intruder operations with Boston’s (included in Op’s and Losses)

Flew Blenheim’s in an anti-shipping role

Introduced American bomber crews to operations in June 1942

Memorial

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