Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Avro Lancaster Mk.I - British Users part two

We forgot to wish all our readers and followers a happy Halloween!.
Today we cover another two Royal Air Force's squadrons that used the Lancaster during the World War II:

  • No.625 Squadron: This squadron was formed from the 'C' flight of the No.100 Squadron, at RAF Kelstern, in Lincolnshire on 1st October 1943. They were equipped with the Avro Lancaster Mk.I since the very beginning and they were part of the No.1 Group RAF in the bomber command. From 18th October 1944 until 25th April 1945, they carried various night raids against Germany among them a raid against Hannover and, as their operational mission, the bombing of Berchtesgaden. Since 5th April 1945 they operated from RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire too where they took part in operation Manna, dropping food supplies on starving Dutch citizens. After the war ended in Europe they performed various POW repatriation missions from Belgium and also some soldier repatriation ones for the British troops in Italy. The squadron was disbanded on 7th October 1945.
  • No.630 Squadron: This squadron was formed on 15 November 1943 at RAF East Kirkby, in Lincolnshire, from 'B' Flight elements of the No. 57 Squadron. They were equipped with the Avro Lancaster Mk.I since the beginning and were part of the No.5 Group RAF of the Bomber Command. Their first operation was on the night of 18-19th November 1943 when 9 Lancasters of the squadron bombed Berlin. They were re-equipped with the Avro Lancaster Mk.III shortly after. 









Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._625_Squadron_RAF
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._630_Squadron_RAF
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster

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