No. 466 Squadron
Royal Australian Air Force
Motto:
UNKNOWN
Updated: January 2008
Source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, By Matrin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
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Service History | |||||||
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Formed in No. 4 Group on 15 October 1942 and operated continuously until the end of the war | |||||||
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Squadron Identity Letters |
Stations | ||||||
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DH |
Diffield (twice), Leconfield | ||||||
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Logistics |
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 |
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4 GP |
Wellington |
46 |
43 |
0 |
844 |
25 |
3.00 |
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4 GP |
Halifax |
168 |
7 |
0 |
2484 |
40 |
1.60 |
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Totals |
214 |
50 |
0 |
3328 |
65 |
2.00 | |
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Of Note: | |||||||
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Flew most sorties and suffered most losses on all No. 4 Group Wellington squadrons | |||||||
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Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||
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