467 SQUADRON RAF/RAAF HISTORY
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467 Squadron was formed at Scampton 7/11/1942 and moved to Bottesford 24/11/42 467 Squadron was a part of No. 5 Group Bomber Command. WWII |
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Bottesford Station Commanding Officers |
G.C.Swain FRO OBE:DFC | |||
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from 3/03/43
G.C. McKecknie WN DFC |
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467 Squadron moved to Waddington 12/11/1943 |
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| Waddington Station Commanders | ||||
| 16/04/43 | Group Captain |
S.C. |
Elworthy | GCB CBE DSO MVO DFC AFC MA |
| 31/03/44 | Group Captain |
D.W. |
Bonham-Carter | CB DFC |
| 14/04/45 | Group Captain |
E.D. |
McK.Nelson | CB |
| 01/08/45 | Group Captain |
D.D. |
Christie | AFC |
| 24/08/45 | Group Captain |
A.E. |
Taylor | |
| 467 Squadron Commanders | |||||
| 07/11/42 | W/Com. |
C.L. |
Gomm | DSO DFC | KIA 16/08/43 |
| 19/08/43 | W/Com. |
J.R. |
Balmer | DFC OBE | KIA 11/05/44 |
| 12/05/44 | W/Com. |
W.L. |
Brill | DSO DFC&Bar | Died 1964 |
| 12/10/44 | W/Com. |
J.K. |
Douglas | DFC AFC | KIA 08/02/45 |
| 09/02/45 | W/Com. |
E. le P. |
Langlois | KIA 03/04/45 | |
| 04/03/45 | W/Com. |
I.H. |
Hay | DFC | To Disbandment |
| 467 Squadron Adjutants | |||||
| F/L Burfield-Carpenter | |||||
| F/L A.D.McDonald | |||||
| F/L J.M.W.Love | |||||
467 Squadron moved to RAF Metherington 16/06/1945 and were disbanded there in October 1945.
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467 Squadron Statistics compiled from operational record books and Squadron data files. |
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| First operational sortie | 2/3/01/1943 | Furze | Minelaying |
| Last operational sortie | 25/26/04/1945 | Tonsburg | Bombing |
| Operational sorties attempted. | |
| Total number of trips completed by Squadron Aircraft. | 3977 |
| Total number of mission accomplished trips. | 3795 |
| Total number of missions unsuccessful. | 182 |
| Operational sorties failed. | ||
| Failed to return | Listed as missing in action | 105 |
| Returned early | Engine Failure | 28 |
| Returned early | Electrical Failure | 10 |
| Returned early | Armament Failure | 9 |
| Returned early | Oxygen Failure | 9 |
| Returned early | Instrument, Radio, Intercom Failure | 12 |
| Returned early | Ice in Flight and Ice Damage | 6 |
| Returned early | Navigational Error | 3 |
| Assorted statistics and information. | ||
| Sorties completed in aircraft damaged by enemy | 230 | |
| Total Air-crew listed in operational record books who flew ops in 467 squadron. RAAF, RAF, RNZAF, RCAF. | 1814 | |
| Total Air-crew listed in ORB's as War Casualty 467 Squadron Includes RAAF, RAF, RNZAF, RCAF. | 760 | |
| Complete crews posted to 467 for operations | 258 | |
| Complete crews who finished a tour (30 Operations) | 74 | |
| Complete crews lost on operations | 115 | |
| Complete crews still operating when hostilities ceased | 31 | |
| Complete crews posted during tour | 34 | |
| Complete crews with no operations | 4 | |
| Crews from base who flew operations with 467 without a posting to 467 | 6 | |
| Number of operations completed by 467 | USED FOR STATISTICS | 795 |
| Number of crews who flew operations with 467 | USED FOR STATISTICS | 257 |
| Average number of operations flown by each crew | 14.76 | |
| Total Lancasters flown | 225 | |
| Average number of operations flown by each Lancaster | 16.8 | |
| Crews lost on operations | 115 | |
| Crews posted for operations | 257 | |
| Chance of finishing a tour | 2.59 percent | |
| Flying Hours | 26,625 | |
| Miles Flown | 4,596,003 | |
| Tonnage of Bombs Dropped | 17,578 | |
| Probably destroyed 13 and damaged 21 enemy aircraft air to air | 44 | |
| Awards 5 DSO,146 DFC,2 GCM,36 DFM | 189 | |
| Number
of personal listed in casualty list
RAAF382 RAF 355 RCAF 28 RNZAF 3 |
768 | |
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