No. 114 (Hong Kong) Squadron
Royal Air Force
Motto:
WITH SPEED I STRIKE
Updated: January 2008
Source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, By Matrin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
Service History | |||||||
A bomber squadron within No. 2 Group from September to December 1939, but did not fly operationally. Posted to France as part of the Advanced Air Striking Force (AASF). Returned to England and also to No. 2 Group control in May 1940. Frequently detached to Coastal Command during the period of March 1941 through to August 1942. Fly its last bombing sorties at the end of July 1942 before being posted to North Africa in November of that year | |||||||
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Stations | ||||||
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Horsham St. Faith, Oulton, West Raynham | ||||||
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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 |
2 GP |
Blenheim |
124 |
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0 |
731 |
39 |
5.30 |
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Totals |
124 |
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731 |
39 |
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Bombing target total includes shipping sweeps and Intruder operations (include in Op’s and Losses) | |||||||
Also flew 7 weather and 1 photo reconnaissance operation (included in Op’s and Losses) | |||||||
Suffered the highest percentage losses in No. 2 Group | |||||||
Suffered highest percentage losses of all Blenheim squadron’s within Bomber Command | |||||||
Memorial | |||||||
Unknown |