Service History

Formed with in No. 3 Group on 15 December 1941 before being transferred to No. 4 Group. Transferred to the newly formed No. 6 Group, RCAF in January 1943. The squadron operated in a bomber role until the end of the war and remained with the Group.

Squadron Identity Letters

Stations

VR

Mildenhall, Middleton-St.-George

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

67

18

3

648

24

3.70

6 GP

Halifax

105

33

0

1616

66

4.10

6 GP

Lancaster

127

0

0

2029

39

1.90

Totals

299

51

3

4293

129

3.00

Of Note:

Flew 1 diversionary operation with 6 GP Halifax’s (included in Op’s and Losses)

The squadron converted to Lancaster’s in April 1944

The squadron hold many records for its heavy causalities

Along with No. 408 Squadron, RCAF suffered the most losses and the highest percentage losses of all Canadian Squadron’s

Tied with No. 427 Squadron, RCAF for carrying out the bombing raids within No. 6 Group, RCAF

Flew the most sorties and suffered the highest causalities within No. 6 Group, RCAF

Suffered the most losses and the highest percentage losses on any No. 6 Group, RCAF Halifax squadron

Carried out the most bombing raids and flew the most sorties of any Lancaster squadron in No. 6 Group, RCAF

Victoria Cross : P/O A.C. Mynarski, posthumously, Cambrai, 12/13 June 1944

Memorial