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Wartime Squadrons Operating The Lancaster Below is a list of the wartime squadrons that operated the Lancaster. Several other squadrons operated the Lancaster in post war years only - click here to visit the page that deals with those squadrons. SQN NO.

SQN CODES

OPERATIONAL WARTIME BASES DATES

NOTES AND MARK POST WAR OPERATED BASES

7

MG, XU

5.43 to 1.50

Oakington

Mepal 7.45; I, III Upwood 7.46

8.42 to 7.46

Waddington Waddington; Bardney 7.45; Salbani I, III, VII 14.4.43; 1.46; Binbrook 4.46

9

12

PH, GZ

11.42 to 8.46

Wickenby

Binbrook 9.45; Waddington 7.46

15

LS, DJ

12.43 to 3.47

Mildenhall

Wyton 8.46

I, III

3.44 to 10.49

Graveley

Stradishall 9.46; Mildenhall 2.49

I, III

12.41 to 9.47

Waddington; Dunholme Lodge 31.5.43; Spilsby 30.9.44;

Mepal 7.45; Mildenhall 8.45; Wyton 8.46

I, III

7.42 to 3.50

Scampton; Fiskerton 2..43; Fulbeck 16.10.44

Mepal 9.45; I, III Upwood 7.46

5.42 to 11.46

Skellingthorpe; Swinderby 20.6.42; Skellingthorpe 17.10.42

Sturgate 6.45; Waddington I, III 1.46

Scampton; East Kirkby 28.8.43

Elsham Wolds 11.45; Scampton I, III 12.45; Lindholme 5.46

35

44

49

50

57

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WS

TL

KM

EA

VN

DX, QT

9.42 to 5.46

I, III

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61

QR

6.42 to 5.46

Syerston; Skellingthorpe Sturgate 6.45; 16.11.43; Coningsby Waddington I, II, III 1.2.44; Skellingthorpe 1.46 15.4.44

75

AA, JN

3.44 to 10.45

Mepal

83

OL

5.42 to 7.46

Scampton; Wyton 15.8.42; Coningsby 18.4.44

90

WP, XY

5.44 to 12.47

Tuddenham

I, III I, III

Wyton 11.46

I, III

97

OF, ZT

1.42 to 7.46

Coningsby; Woodhall Spa 2.3.42; Bourn 18.4.43; Coningsby 18.4.44

100

HW, FZ

12.42 to 5.46

Grimsby (Waltham); Elsham Wolds 1.4.45

Scampton 3.12.45

I, III

101

SR, MW

10.42 to 8.46

Holme-in-Spalding Binbrook Moor; Ludford Magna 1.10.45 15.6.43

I, III

103

PM

11.42 to 11.45

Elsham Wolds

I, III

5.42 to 2.46

Coningsby; Syerston 1.10.42; Metheringham 11.11.43

I, III

106

109

ZN

HS

8.42 to 10.42

I, III

Wyton

Only a few Lancasters were allocated to this squadron, and I remained in use there for only a short time. Graveley 9.45; Stradishall 9.46; Mildenhall 2.49

I, II, III

115

KO, IL, A4 3.43 to 1.50

East Wretham; Little Snoring 6.8.43; Witchford 26.11.43;

138

NF, AC

Tuddenham

Wyton 11.46

I, III

Methwold

Tuddenham 4.46; Stradishall 11.46;

I, III

149

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Spilsby 7.45

OJ, TK

3.45 to 9.47

8.44 to 11.49

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Mildenhall 2.49

3 von 6

150

IQ, JN

11.44 to 11.45

Hemswell

I, III

153

P4

10.44 to 9.45

Scampton

I, III

156

GT

1.43 to 9.45

Warboys; Upwood 5.3.44

166

AS

9.43 to 11.45

Kirmington

I, III

170

TC

10.44 to 11.45

Dunholme Lodge; Hemswell 29.11.44

I, III

186

XY

10.44 to 7.45

Tuddenham; Stradishall 17.12.44

I, III

189

CA

10.44 to 11.45

Bardney; Fulbeck 2.11.44; Bardney 8.4.45

195

A4, JE

10.44 to 8.45

Witchford; Wratting Common 13.11.44

207

EM

3.42 to 8.49

Bottesford; Langar 20.9.42; Spilsby 12.10.43;

218

HA, XH

8.44 to 8.45

Methwold; Chedburgh 5.12.44

227

9J

10.44 to 9.45

Balderton; Strubby 5.4.45

300

BH

4.44 to 10.46

Faldingworth

Wyton 6.45

I, III

Metheringham I, III 10.45 I, III Methwold 10.45; Tuddenham 4.46; Stradishall 11.46; Mildenhall 2.49

I, III

I, III Graveley 6.45 I, III I, III Lintonon-Ouse 5.45; Greenwood III, VI, X (Novia Scotia) 3.51

405 RCAF

LQ

8.43 to 11.55

Gransden Lodge

408 RCAF

EQ

8.43 to 9.45

Linton-on-Ouse

II, X

419 RCAF

VR

4.44 to 9.45

Middleton St. George

X

420 RCAF

PT

5.45 to 9.45

Tholthorpe

424 RCAF

QB

1.45 to 10.45

Skipton-on-Swale

Debert (Novia X Scotia) 6.45 I, III

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425 RCAF

KW

5.45 to 9.45

Tholthorpe

426 RCAF

OW

6.43 to 5.44

Linton-on-Ouse

II

427 RCAF

ZL

3.45 to 5.46

Leeming

I, III

428 RCAF

NA

6.44 to 9.45

Middleton St. George

X

429 RCAF

AL

3.45 to 5.46

Leeming

I, III

431 RCAF

SE

10.44 to 9.45

Croft

432 RCAF

QO

10.43 to 2.44

Eastmoor

II

433 RCAF

BM

1.45 to 10.45

Skipton-on-Swale

I, III

Debert (Novia X Scotia) 6.45

434 RCAF

IP, WL

12.44 to 3.45

Croft

Dartmouth (Novia Scotia) I, X 6.45

460 RAAF

UV, AR

10.42 to 10.45

Breighton; Binbrook 14.5.43

East Kirkby 7.45

463 RAAF

JO

11.43 to 9.45

Waddington

Skellingthorpe III 7.45 Metheringham I, III 6.45

I, III

467 RAAF

PO

11.42 to 9.45

Scampton; Botesford 24.11.42; Wadington 13.11.43

514

A2, JI

9.43 to 8.45

Waterbeach

I, II, III I, III

550

BQ

10.43 to 10.45

Grimsby (Waltham); North Killingholme 3.1.44

576

UL

11.43 to 9.45

Elsham Wolds; Fiskerton 31.10.44

I, III

582

6O

4.44 to 9.45

Little Staughton

I, III

617

619

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Debert (Novia X Scotia) 6.45

AJ, YZ, KC 3.43 to 9.46

Waddington Scampton; Coningsby 6.45; Digri 30.8.43; Woodhall Spa I, III, VII 1.46; 10.1.44 Binbrook 4.46

PG

Woodhall Spa; Coningsby 9.1.44; Dunholme Lodge 17.4.44; Strubby 28.9.44

4.43 to 7.45

Skellingthorpe I, III 6.45

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622

GI

12.43 to 8.45

Mildenhall

I, III

625

CF

10.43 to 10.45

Kelstern; Scampton 5.4.45

I, III

626

UM

11.43 to 10.45

Wickenby

I, III

630

LE

11.43 to 7.45

East Kirkby

I, II

635

F2

3.44 to 9.45

Downham Market

I, III, VI

As well as the operational squadrons, there were the Heavy Conversion Units, Lancaster Finishing Schools, and several other wartime units that operated the Lancaster, and a summary of those units can be found below:HEAVY CONVERSION UNITS (HCU'S)

HCU NUMBER

UNIT CODE

BASES

1651

BS, QQ

Woolfox Lodge

1653

A3, H4

Lindholme, North Luffenham

1654

UG, JF

Wigsley, Woolfox Lodge

1656

EK, BL

Lindholme

1659

FD, RV

Topcliffe

1660

TV, YW

Swinderby

1661

GP, KB

Waddington; Scampton; Winthorpe

1662

KF, PE

Blyton

1666

ND, QY

Dalton

1667

GG, LR

Lindholme; Faldingworth; Sandtoft

1668

J9, 2K

Balderton; Syerston; Bottesford; Cottesmore

1669

not known Langar

1678

SW

1679

not known East Moor

East Wretham; Foulsham

LANCASTER FINISHING SCHOOLS (LFS)

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LFS

UNIT CODE BASES

1 LFS

3C

Lindholme; Faldingworth; Hemswell

3 LFS

A5

Feltwell

5 LFS

CE, RC

Syerston

6 LFS

not known

Ossington

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