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   In the period from its first operation on 12 March, 1942 to 28 August, 1942, the squadron became fully involved in Bomber Command's campaign against the German war industry, attacking 69 targets from which 26 crews were lost, including two flight commanders, Squadron Leaders C.L. Gilbert and J.W.E. Leighton.

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3. www.amazon.co.uk › Squadron-RAAF-Bomber-Command460 Squadron RAAF: RAF Bomber Command Profiles (Bomber ...

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   As a three-flight unit in a group whose Air-Officer-Commanding believed in loading its aircraft with a maximum bomb tonnage, 460 Squadron regularly put twenty-five Lancasters into the air and elevated itself to the top of most of the statistical ladders.

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   On the night of Thursday 2nd December 1943, 25 of 460 Squadron’s Lancasters were scheduled for an operation against Berlin. Tragically, five of the aircraft failed to return and, in one of the worst nights of the war for the squadron, 27 aircrew were killed and eight became POWs.

5. ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk › omeka460 Squadron unofficial history · IBCC Digital Archive

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   “460”, the first squadron of the R.A.A.F. in England to be equipped with four engine bombers, was formed at Molesworth on Nov. 15th, 1941, and commenced “ops” on “Wellingtons”. It moved to Breighton in the spring of 1942 and opened the “Operation Record Book” with an attack on Emden in March.

6. books.google.com › books › aboutStrike and Return: The Story of the Exploits of No. 460 R.A.A ...

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   Strike and Return: The Story of the Exploits of No. 460 R.A.A.F. Heavy Bomber Squadron R.A.F. Bomber Command in the World War. Peter Firkins. Westward Ho Publishing Company, 1985 - Lancaster...

   • Author: Peter Firkins
   • ISBN: 0959531815, 9780959531817

   • Edition: revised
   • Publisher: Westward Ho Publishing Company, 1985

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   Peter Firkins book is almost a day to day history of 460 Squadron. It includes a listing of every raid made by the squadron, including the aircraft lost. A useful appendix gives the operational performance of German night fighters and R.A.F bombers.

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   What happened at 460 Squadron?

   • On the night of Thursday 2nd December 1943, 25 of 460 Squadron’s Lancasters were scheduled for an operation against Berlin. Tragically, five of the aircraft failed to return and, in one of the worst nights of the war for the squadron, 27 aircrew were killed and eight became POWs.

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   What is the 460 Squadron motto?

   • The foregoing is an extract from the foreword to "Strike and Return" (the motto of 460 Squadron) presented by Basil Embry. Peter Firkins book is almost a day to day history of 460 Squadron. It includes a listing of every raid made by the squadron, including the aircraft lost.

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   How many times did 460 Squadron complete their first tour of operations?

   • And this they had to do 30 times to complete their first tour of operations. The foregoing is an extract from the foreword to "Strike and Return" (the motto of 460 Squadron) presented by Basil Embry. Peter Firkins book is almost a day to day history of 460 Squadron.

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   When did the 460 'LANC' arrive?

   • “George”, “460’s” oldest “Lanc”, arrived on the squadron on October 22nd, 1942, and was flown on on [sic] its first “op” by F/S. Saint-Smith to Mannheim on December 6th.

   460 Squadron unofficial history · IBCC Digital Archive

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   How many 460 Squadron Lancasters were shot down in 1943?

   • In December 1943 alone, 11 of 460 Squadron’s Lancasters involved in raids on Berlin were shot down over enemy territory or crashed on English soil. It certainly was not a festive month for the squadron in 1943. On 460 Sqn’s Lancaster W5005 the ‘ops log’ showed raids against Berlin as red bomb symbols.

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9. books.google.com › books › aboutStrike and Return: The Unit History of No. 460 RAAF ... - Books

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   This reprint tells the WW2 exploits of the Australian 460 RAAF Squadron, flying from Britain. During the air war, thousands of Australian airmen paid the ultimate price and this unit had its...