Service History

Operated for the first three years of the war as a night-fighter squadron in Algeria and was disbanded in September 1944. Reformed in England and attached to No. 1 Group on 7 October 1944 and flew as a bomber squadron from the remainder of the war.

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

P4

Kirmington (briefly), Scampton

Logistics

Operational Performance

Operational Sorties And Losses

Group

Aircraft

Bombing Targets Tasked

Mine Laying Areas Tasked

Leaflets

Total Sorties

Flown

Aircraft Lost

Percent

1 GP

Lancaster

70

50

0

1041

22

2.10

Totals

70

50

0

1041

22

2.10

Of Note:

An additional 4 Lancaster’s destroyed in non-operational crashes

Memorial

Unknown