No. 415 (Swordfish) Squadron
Commanding Officers W/C J. McNeill: 12 July 1944 - 21 August 1944 (KIFA)W/C J. Lecomte: 22 August 1944 - 30 October 1944 W/C F. Ball: 31 October 1944 - 15…
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No. 415 (Swordfish) Squadron
The bomber offensive mounted by the Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the air forces of other Commonwealth countries during the Second World War has been described as the most continuous and grueling operation of war ever carried out.
No. 419 (Moose) Squadron
Commanding Officers W/C J. Fulton: 21 December 1941 - 28 July 1942 (KIA)W/C A. P. Walsh: 5 August 1942 - 2 September 1942 (KIA)W/C M. M. Fleming: 8 September 1942…
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No. 419 (Moose) Squadron
No. 420 (Snowy Owl) Squadron
Commanding Officers W/C D. Bradshaw: 1 January 1943 - 11 April 1943 W/C D. McIntosh: 12 April 1943 - 7 April 1944 W/C G. McKenna: 8 April 1944 - 23…
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No. 420 (Snowy Owl) Squadron
No. 425 (Alouette) Squadron
Commanding Officers W/C J. St. Pierre: 25 June 1942 - 30 September 1943 W/C B. D. Richer: 1 October 1943 - 3 April 1944 W/C J. McLearnon: 4 April 1944…
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No. 425 (Alouette) Squadron
No. 426 (Thunderbird) Squadron
Commanding Officers W/C S. S. Blanchard: 15 October 1942 - 14 February 1943 (KIA)W/C L. Crooks: 15 February 1943 - 17 August 1943 (KIA)W/C W. H. Swetman: 18 August 1943…
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No. 426 (Thunderbird) Squadron
No. 427 (Lion) Squadron
Commanding Officers W/C D. Burnside: 1 January 1943 - 5 September 1943 W/C R. Turnbull: 6 September 1943 - 13 June 1944 W/C C. Cribb: 14 June 1944 - 27…
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No. 427 (Lion) Squadron
Were The Dambusters Successful – A Dambuster’s Grand-daughter’s study
by Shandel M. Brown Shandel Brown is the grand-daughter of F/Sgt. Ken Brown CGM. Ms. Brown presented this paper at a high school International Baccaloriate colloquium that was open to…
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Were The Dambusters Successful – A Dambuster’s Grand-daughter’s study
The Pathfinder Force (No. 8 Group)
The idea of using an elite corp of crews with high navigational ability evolved from the somewhat limited accuracy of bomber crews during the early years of the war together…
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The Pathfinder Force (No. 8 Group)
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Canadian 408 Squadron Aircrew Losses
Canadian 408 Squadron Aircrew who were killed serving with Bomber Command. Their names appear on Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Wall SurnameGiven Name(s) Acton George Nelson Aiken David Alderson Ernest Henry Allan William Bruce Allen Alfred George Andersen Nels Paul Archambault Joseph Rene Archer Jack Colin Archie Steve Assaf George Astles John James Baily Norman Godwin Baird Nelson…
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Canadian 408 Squadron Aircrew Losses
A Typical Raid
07:00 hrs Day is beginning for the 2000 ground staff at a Bomber Command station on the bleak, windswept coast of eastern England. The target information for the next night…
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A Typical Raid
Ken Brown CGM – Dambuster
Ken Brown liked the Bomber Command Museum (formerly the Nanton Lancaster Air Museum). He had visited the museum and our Lancaster on a number of occasions prior to our requesting…
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Ken Brown CGM – Dambuster
D-Day – Bomber Command’s Contribution
Many factors led to the success of the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe on 6 June, 1944. Bomber Command's efforts prior to, during, and immediately following D-Day played a major role.…
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D-Day – Bomber Command’s Contribution