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No.207 Sqn RAF

Name : No.207 Sqn RAF Founded : 1st April 1918 Disbanded : 30th June 1984 Country : UK Fate : Disbanded 30th June 1984 More Details : Semper paratus - Always prepared Known Code Letters : , EM, NJ,

Known Service Details :
Pilot or Aircrew	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
W. C. Aitken	Sergeant	unknown	21st March 1941		Manchester	L7278	Killed in Action
Arthur Barton	Sergeant	unknown	unknown		Lancaster	LL973
N. Birch	Sergeant	unknown	21st March 1941		Manchester	L7278	Killed in Action
W. Buck	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	08th April 1941	Manchester	L7302
D. A. Budden	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	08th April 1941	Manchester	L7302
Eddie Chapman	Sergeant	unknown	22nd June 1944		Lancaster	LL973	Taken prisoner.
W. A. W. Cox	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	13th March 1941	Manchester	L7313
G. T. J. Fomison	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	27th March 1941	Manchester	L7307
French	Flight Lieutenant	unknown	2nd April 1941
P. Gurnell	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	27th March 1941	Manchester	L7307
Hallam	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	20th March 1941	Manchester	L7278
F. B. Harwood	Sergeant	unknown	21st March 1941		Manchester	L7278	Killed in Action
Frank R Haslam	Sergeant	unknown	unknown		Lancaster	LL973
L. W. Hedges	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	08th April 1941	Manchester	L7302
H. W. Hemingway	Sergeant	unknown	13th March 1941		Manchester	L7313	Killed in Action
B. Hogg	Sergeant	unknown	21st March 1941		Manchester	L7278	Killed in Action
Holland	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	20th March 1941	Manchester	L7278
N. C. Hyde	Wing Commander	unknown	unknown	08th April 1941	Manchester	L7302
Edwin Jack Jewell	Sergeant	unknown	22nd June 1944		Lancaster	LL973	Killed in Action
W J Lewis	Flying Officer	2nd April 1941	unknown
Peter Loakes	Sergeant	unknown	22nd June 1944		Lancaster	LL973	Taken prisoner.
Donald Mackenzie		unknown	21st January 1930
J. Marsden	Sergeant	unknown	13th March 1941		Manchester	L7313	Killed in Action
H. V. Matthews	Flight Officer	unknown	13th March 1941		Manchester	L7313	Killed in Action
W. J. J. McDougall	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	27th March 1941	Manchester	L7307
H. T. Morgan	Flight Officer	unknown	unknown	08th April 1941	Manchester	L7302
H. C. Redgrave	Sergeant	unknown	13th March 1941		Manchester	L7313	Killed in Action
P. C. Robson	Sergeant	unknown	unknown	27th March 1941	Manchester	L7307
John Shaw	Flight Sergeant	unknown	22nd June 1944		Lancaster	LL973	Killed in Action
J. A. Siebert	Flight Lieutenant	unknown	28th March 1941		Manchester	L7307	Killed in Action
Charles John Solly	Pilot Officer	unknown	22nd June 1944		Lancaster	LL973	Killed in Action
R. D. Welch	Sergeant	unknown	13th March 1941		Manchester	L7313	Killed in Action
J. Wells	Flight Sergeant	unknown	unknown	08th April 1941	Manchester	L7302

Pilots and Aircrew for : No.207 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name.
Name	Info
Aitken, W. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Aitken, W. C.    Died : 21 / 3 / 1941	Aitken, W. C.
Banfield, John Click the name above to see a profile of Banfield, John	Banfield, John Trained as a Bomb Aimer and Navigator with 207 Sqn he was shot down in a Lancaster on 3rd January 1943 whilst on a raid to Essen. After spending 4 weeks in a hospital near Amsterdam he was moved to various PoW Camps including Stalag Luft III until Liberation in May 1945.
Barton, Arthur Click the name above to see a profile of Barton, Arthur	Barton, Arthur On 22nd June 1944, his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As, but he bailed out and successfully evaded capture. He was the Flight Engineer.
Birch, N. Click the name above to see a profile of Birch, N.    Died : 21 / 3 / 1941	Birch, N.
Buck, W. Click the name above to see a profile of Buck, W.	Buck, W.
Budden, D. A. Click the name above to see a profile of Budden, D. A.	Budden, D. A.
Bury, Nat Click the name above to see a profile of Bury, Nat	Bury, Nat With 207 Sqn he completed a full operational tour as a Flight Engineer on Lancasters including attacks on the German coastal village of Peenemunde where the V-1 and V-2 projects were being developed.
Chapman, Eddie Click the name above to see a profile of Chapman, Eddie	Chapman, Eddie Taken prisoner on 22nd June 1944 when his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As. He was the Bomb Aimer.
Cox, W. A. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Cox, W. A. W.	Cox, W. A. W.
Fomison, G. T. J. Click the name above to see a profile of Fomison, G. T. J.	Fomison, G. T. J.
French, Click the name above to see a profile of French,	French,
Gurnell, P. Click the name above to see a profile of Gurnell, P.	Gurnell, P.
Hallam, Click the name above to see a profile of Hallam,	Hallam,
Harwood, F. B. Click the name above to see a profile of Harwood, F. B.    Died : 21 / 3 / 1941	Harwood, F. B.
Haslam, Frank R Click the name above to see a profile of Haslam, Frank R	Haslam, Frank R On 22nd June 1944, his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As, but he bailed out and successfully evaded capture. He was the Wireless Operator.
Hedges, L. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Hedges, L. W.	Hedges, L. W.
Hemingway, H. W. Click the name above to see a profile of Hemingway, H. W.    Died : 13 / 3 / 1941	Hemingway, H. W.
Hogg, B. Click the name above to see a profile of Hogg, B.    Died : 21 / 3 / 1941	Hogg, B.
Holland, Click the name above to see a profile of Holland,	Holland,
Hyde, N. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Hyde, N. C.	Hyde, N. C.
Jewell, Edwin Jack Click the name above to see a profile of Jewell, Edwin Jack    Died : 22 / 6 / 1944	Jewell, Edwin Jack Killed aged 23 on 22nd June 1944 when his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As. He was the Mid-Upper Gunner. He is buried in Heverlee War Cemetery. Son of Joseph Benjamin and Rose Jewell; husband of Jean Jewell, of Dover.
Lewis, W J Click the name above to see a profile of Lewis, W J	Lewis, W J
Loakes, Peter Click the name above to see a profile of Loakes, Peter	Loakes, Peter Taken prisoner on 22nd June 1944 when his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As. He was the Rear Gunner.
Mackenzie, Donald Click the name above to see a profile of Mackenzie, Donald    Died : 21 / 1 / 1930	Mackenzie, Donald Killed 21 January 1930 near Sudbury, Suffolk, in a Fairey III of No.207 (Bomber) Squadron.
Marsden, J. Click the name above to see a profile of Marsden, J.    Died : 13 / 3 / 1941	Marsden, J.
Matthews, H. V. Click the name above to see a profile of Matthews, H. V.    Died : 13 / 3 / 1941	Matthews, H. V.
McDougall, W. J. J. Click the name above to see a profile of McDougall, W. J. J.	McDougall, W. J. J.
Morgan, H. T. Click the name above to see a profile of Morgan, H. T.	Morgan, H. T.
Parsons, Beck Click the name above to see a profile of Parsons, Beck	Parsons, Beck Vital to the whole Dambusters operation was the complete dedication by the ground crew of 617 Squadron. Personified by Beck Parsons. Joining the RAF in 1940, he trained as an electrician and worked with Avro Manchester’s with 207 Squadron at Waddington. In March 1943 he was posted to 617 Squadron at Scampton where he flew with Barnes Wallis during the tests on the bouncing bomb. As Electrical NCO Beck was responsible for the electrics on “B� flight at the time of the raid, together with ‘Top Maintenance’ on five of the Lancaster’s, including those of Guy Gibson and Mick Martin.
Pearl, John Click the name above to see a profile of Pearl, John	Pearl, John As a Mid-Upper Gunner he served with 207 Sqn on Lancasters. On his 8th Operation in April 1945 his aircraft was shot down and he then spent three days evading capture before finding his way into US occupied territory.
Redgrave, H. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Redgrave, H. C.    Died : 13 / 3 / 1941	Redgrave, H. C.
Robson, P. C. Click the name above to see a profile of Robson, P. C.	Robson, P. C.
Shaw, John Click the name above to see a profile of Shaw, John    Died : 22 / 6 / 1944	Shaw, John Killed aged 22 on 22nd June 1944 when his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As. He was the Navigator. He is buried in Heverlee War Cemetery.
Siebert, J. A. Click the name above to see a profile of Siebert, J. A.    Died : 28 / 3 / 1941	Siebert, J. A.
Solly, Charles John Click the name above to see a profile of Solly, Charles John    Died : 22 / 6 / 1944	Solly, Charles John Killed aged 22 on 22nd June 1944 when his Lancaster Mk.I LL973 EM-M of No.207 Sqn was shot down by a night fighter and crashed near Niel-bij-As. He was the Pilot. He is buried in Leopoldsburg War Cemetery. Son of Frederick Arthur and Charlotte Mary Solly; husband of Dorothy Jean Solly, of Romford, Essex.
Staves, Malcolm Click the name above to see a profile of Staves, Malcolm	Staves, Malcolm Air Gunner, 207 Sqn.
Varney, Eric Click the name above to see a profile of Varney, Eric	Varney, Eric Joining 207 Sqn he served as a Mid-Upper Gunner on over 20 Ops on Lancasters including the controversial joint RAF and USAAF raids on Dresden in February 1945.
Ward-Hunt, Peter Click the name above to see a profile of Ward-Hunt, Peter    Died : 7 / 12 / 2005	Ward-Hunt, Peter Born 6th December 1916. Joined the RAF in July 1937, with No 106 Sqn flying Hampdens, moving to No.49 Sqn at the end of that year. After a period as an instructor, joined No.207 Sqn flying the Manchester. He was selected to convert others to Lancasters in May 1942, and became a flight commander of No 106 Sqn in February 1943. He died 7th December 2005.
Welch, R. D. Click the name above to see a profile of Welch, R. D.    Died : 13 / 3 / 1941	Welch, R. D.
Wells, J. Click the name above to see a profile of Wells, J.	Wells, J.

Aircraft for : No.207 Sqn RAF
A list of all aircraft associated with No.207 Sqn RAF. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
Aircraft	Info
Anson Click the name above to see prints featuring Anson aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1935 Retired : 1968 Number Built : 11020	Anson he Avro Anson originated from the Avro 652 commercial aircraft which first flew on 7th January 1935. It was a twin-engine British-built multi-role aircraft which saw distinctive service with both the Royal Air Force and The Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm as well as The Royal Canadian Air Force during and after the Second World War. The prototype 652A first flew at Woodford on 7th January 1935 and was developed from an initial airliner design and named after Admiral George Anson. The adaptation for a coastal reconnaissance role resulted in the production variant, the Avro 652a, which flew at Woodford on New Years Eve 1935 with the type entering service in March 1936 as the Anson Mk1. Initially it was flown with a 3-man crew but later developments in its reconnaissance role required a 4th crew member. The Anson entered service on 6 March 1936 with 48 Squadron equipped with the Anson. At the start of the Second World War, the RAF had received 824 Ansons and there were 26 RAF squadrons operating the Anson I: 10 with Coastal Command and 16 with Bomber Command. All of the squadrons in Bomber Command in 1939 with Anson Is were operational training squadrons that prepared crews for frontline service. 12 of the squadrons were in No. 6 (Operational Training) Group. Newly formed crews having completed individual flying and technical training were first trained as bomber crews in Ansons and then advanced to the various frontline aircraft types, which were also in the same squadrons with the Ansons. After training in the frontline aircraft type, crews would advance to the frontline bomber squadrons with those aircraft types (Fairey Battle, Bristol Blenheim, Vickers Wellington, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, and Handley-Page Hampden). At the start of the war, the Lockheed Hudson was beginning to replace the Ansons in Coastal Command with one squadron of Hudsons and one with both Ansons and Hudsons. Limited numbers of Ansons continued to serve in operational roles such as coastal patrols and air/sea rescue. Early in the war, an Anson scored a probable hit on a German U-boat. In June 1940, a flight of three Ansons was attacked by nine Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109s. Remarkably, before the dogfight ended, without losing any of their own, one of the Ansons destroyed two German aircraft and damaged a third. The aircraft's true role, however, was to train pilots for flying multi-engined bombers such as the Avro Lancaster. The Anson was also used to train the other members of a bomber's aircrew, such as navigators, wireless operators, bomb aimers and air gunners. Postwar, the Anson continued in the training and light transport roles. The last Ansons were withdrawn from RAF service with communications units on 28 June 1968. The Royal Australian Air Force operated 1,028 Ansons, mainly Mk Is, until 1955
Battle Click the name above to see prints featuring Battle aircraft. Manufacturer : Fairey	Battle 14th May 1940 was a bad day for losses for the Fairey battle aircraft and its crews during the Battle for France. Sedan was situated on the east bank of the Meuse River. Its capture would give the Germans a base from which to capture the Meuse bridges and cross the river. On 14 May 1940 the Allied air forces, tried to destroy the bridges to slow down the German advance. During these sorties No 71 Wing RAF lost 10 Fairey Battles and 5 Blenheims No.75 Wing RAF lost 14–18 Battles and No 76 Wing RAF lost 11 Battles. Out of 71 bombers dispatched, 40–44 bombers were lost, meaning a loss rate of 56–62 percent Here is the list of Aircraft shot down and the names of their crews Battle K9189 , GB-?, - Shot down near Sedan. Pilot Officer F H Ridley killed, Sergeant G Atkinson killed, Aircraftsman 1 J S Thomson killed. Battle K9333 , WT-?, - Shot down near Ecly. Pilot Officer H L Oakley ok, Sergeant Martin ok, Aircraftsman 1 Presto ok. Battle K9342 , GB-?, - Shot down near Sedan. Pilot Officer F A G Lascelles ok, Sergeant Ordway ok, Aircraftsman 1 Weir ok. Battle K9343 , MQ-?, - Crashed near Sedan. Sergeant V H Moseley killed, Sergeant S D Hibberd killed, Corporal H F Little killed. Battle K9383 , MQ-?, - Damaged by enemy but returned to base. Abandoned during fall of France. Sergeant E E Hopkins ok, Sergeant J Callaghan ok, Aircraftsman 1 D Barber ok. Battle K9483 , JN-?, - Crashed near Sedan. Pilot Officer A F Posselt killed, Sergeant D J Bowen killed, Aircraftsman 2 N V Vano killed. Battle L4946 , JN-?, - Crashed near Douchery. Flying Officer J Ing killed, Sergeant J D Turner killed, Aircraftsman 1 W J Nolan killed. Battle L4950 , PH-V, - Crashed near Sedan. Flying Officer E R D Vaughan killed, Sergeant C Shelton-Jones killed, Aircraftsman 1 J D Wright taken prisoner. Battle L4952 , PH-X, - Shot down near Sedan. Flight Lieutenant G D Clancey taken prisoner, Sergeant K Alderson killed, Aircraftsman 1 R T Ainsworth killed. Battle L5188 , PH-C, - Lost near Sedan. Sergeant H R W Winkler taken prisoner, Sergeant M D Smalley taken prisoner, Aircraftsman 1 L R Clarke taken prisoner. Battle L5190? , PM-?, - Shot down near Sedan. Flying Officer T B Fitzgerald injured, Corporal Madkins ok. (Note Flying Officer Fitzgerald may not have been in this aircraft but instead P2191.) Battle L5230 , GB-?, - Lost without trace around Sedan. Flight Lieutenant H C Sammels killed, Sergeant F B Abbott killed, Leading Aircraftsman R D Hughes killed. Battle L5232 , HA-?, - Shot down at Sauville. Pilot Officer W A R Harris injured but returned to unit, Sergeant N B Herriot killed, Aircraftsman 1 W Robinson killed. Battle L5233 , RH-?, - Returned to base damaged and was subsequently abandoned during the fall of France. Battle L5235 , HA-?, - Shot down near Sedan. Pilot Officer A M Imrie taken prisoner, Leading Aircraftsman A J Taylor killed. Battle L5238 , GB-?, - Shot down near Sedan. Flight Lieutenant R N Wall killed, Sergeant A C Morgan killed, Leading Aircraftsman H Hatton killed. Battle L5250 , GB-?, - Force landed and abandoned at Suipped. Pilot Officer D C F Murray ok, Sergeant Hemingway ok, Aircraftsman 1 Hill ok. Battle L5422 , HA-?, - Shot down near Sedan. Flying Officer J F R Crane killed, Aircraftsman 1 T W Holloway taken prisoner. Battle L5438 , MQ-?, - Crashed near Sedan. Flight Sergeant W A Dunn killed, Sergeant A F Sedgewick killed, Aircraftsman 2 M B Millar killed. Battle L5516 , PM-?, - Shot down near Sedan. Pilot Officer V A Cunningham ok, Aircraftsman 1 J Johnson ok. Battle L5517 , WT-?, - Crashed near Sedan. Flight Lieutenant K R Rogers killed. Battle L5523 , GB-?, - Crashed near Sedan. Pilot Officer H E White killed, Sergeant G A Cartwright killed, Aircraftsman 1 J Potter killed. Battle L5581 , RH-?, - Shot down near Sedan. Sergeant W G Ross killed, Sergeant F E Beames killed, Leading Aircraftsman J H K Gegg killed. Battle L5585 Mk.1 , GB-?, - Shot down and crashed behind enemy lines Battle P2182 , JN-?, - Shot down near Douzy. Flight Sergeant J Boon killed, Sergeant J D F Williams killed, Aircraftsman 1 S Martin killed.14May1940Battle P2191 , PM-?, - Shot down by an Me109 near Sedan. Sergeant G Beardsley ok, Leading Aircraftsman G F Lewis ok. (Note Sergeant Beardsley may not have been in this aircraft, but in L5190.)14May1940Battle P2246 , WT-?, - Shot down and crash landed behind enemy lines. Squadron Leader J F Hobler injured but evaded capture, Sergeant R V T Kitto evaded capture, Corporal D J Barbrooke evaded capture.14May1940Battle P2267 , MQ-?, - Shot down near Sedan. Squadron Leader C E S Lockett taken prisoner, Sergeant F J Percival killed, Corporal R S Clark killed.14May1940Battle P2324 , HA-?, - Shot down by ground fire near Sedan. Flying Officer D A J Foster taken prisoner, Aircraftsman 1 T J Bryan taken prisoner.14May1940Battle P2333 , WT-?, - Crashed near Sedan. Sergeant A N Spear evaded capture, Sergeant J Brookes killed, Leading Aircraftsman R H Nugent killed.14May1940Battle P2360 , HA-?, - Lost without trace near Sedan. Pilot Officer R T L Buttery killed, Aircraftsman 2 W C Waterston killed.14May1940Battle P5229 , PH-O, - Shot down near Sedan. Sergeant A G Johnson killed, Sergeant E F White killed, Aircraftsman 1 F T Spencer taken prisoner. Battle P5232 , JN-?, - Crashed near Sedan. Flight Sergeant G T Barker killed, Sergeant J D F Williams killed, Leading Aircraftsman A K Summerson evaded capture.
Hampden Click the name above to see prints featuring Hampden aircraft. Manufacturer : Handley Page Retired : 1942 Number Built : 1500	Hampden The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a twin-engine medium bomber built for the Royal Air Force and was used by Bomber Command in the early years of world war two. Along with the other medium bombers the Whitley and Wellington, the Hampden bore the brunt of the early bombing war over Europe, taking part in the first night raid on Berlin and the first 1,000-plane raid on Cologne. The newest of the three medium bombers, the Hampden was known as the Flying Suitcase because of its cramped crew conditions. A total of 226 Hampdens were in service with eight Royal Air Force squadrons by the start of the Second World War. Despite its speed and agility, in operational use the Hampden was no match for the fighters of the Luftwaffe (ME109 and FW 190) and the Hampdens role as a day bomber was brief, but Hampdens continued to operate at night on bombing raids over Germany and in mine laying (code-named gardening) in the North Sea. Almost half of the Hampdens built – 714, were lost on operations, witht he loss of 1,077 crew killed and another 739 missing. German flak accounted for 108; with one Hampden being lost due to German Barrage balloons; 263 Hampdens crashed due to a variety of causes, and 214 others were classed as missing. Luftwaffe pilots claimed 128 Hampdens, shooting down 92 at night. The Hampden soon became obsolete for its roll as a medium modern bomber, after operating mainly at night, it was retired from Bomber Command service in late 1942. but continued with Coastal Command throughout 1943 as a long-range Torpedo Bomber (the Hampden TB Mk I which carried the Mk XII torpedo in an open bomb-bay and a single 500 lb (230 kg) bomb under each wing) The Hampden was also used by the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Lancaster Click the name above to see prints featuring Lancaster aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1942 Retired : 1963 Number Built : 7377	Lancaster The Avro Lancaster arose from the avro Manchester and the first prototype Lancaster was a converted Manchester with four engines. The Lancaster was first flown in January 1941, and started operations in March 1942. By March 1945 The Royal Air Force had 56 squadrons of Lancasters with the first squadron equipped being No.44 Squadron. During World War Two the Avro Lancaster flew 156,000 sorties and dropped 618,378 tonnes of bombs between 1942 and 1945. Lancaster Bomberss took part in the devastating round-the-clock raids on Hamburg during Air Marshall Harris' Operation Gomorrah in July 1943. Just 35 Lancasters completed more than 100 successful operations each, and 3,249 were lost in action. The most successful survivor completed 139 operations, and the Lancaster was scrapped after the war in 1947. A few Lancasters were converted into tankers and the two tanker aircraft were joined by another converted Lancaster and were used in the Berlin Airlift, achieving 757 tanker sorties. A famous Lancaster bombing raid was the 1943 mission, codenamed Operation Chastise, to destroy the dams of the Ruhr Valley. The operation was carried out by 617 Squadron in modified Mk IIIs carrying special drum shaped bouncing bombs designed by Barnes Wallis. Also famous was a series of Lancaster attacks using Tallboy bombs against the German battleship Tirpitz, which first disabled and later sank the ship. The Lancaster bomber was the basis of the new Avro Lincoln bomber, initially known as the Lancaster IV and Lancaster V. (Becoming Lincoln B1 and B2 respectively.) Their Lancastrian airliner was also based on the Lancaster but was not very successful. Other developments were the Avro York and the successful Shackleton which continued in airborne early warning service up to 1992.
Lincoln Click the name above to see prints featuring Lincoln aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro Production Began : 1945 Retired : 1967 Number Built : 624	Lincoln he first RAF Lincolns joined No. 57 Squadron at East Kirby in 1945. No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF began re-equipping with Lincolns at RAF Spilsby during August 1945. However, 75 (NZ) Sqn received just three aircraft before VJ Day. In the postwar Royal Air Force, the Lincoln equipped many bomber squadrons. Nearly 600 Lincolns were built to equip 29 RAF squadrons, mainly based in the United Kingdom. They were partially replaced by 88 Boeing Washingtons, on loan from the USAF, which had longer range and could reach targets inside the Iron Curtain. Small numbers remained in use with Nos 7, 83 and 97 Squadrons until the end of 1955, when they were replaced by the first of the V bombers. RAF Lincolns were used in combat during the 1950s, in Kenya against the Mau-Mau, operating from Eastleigh, and also served in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency, against insurgents aligned to the Malayan Communist Party. In Malaya, Lincolns operated from Changi and Tengah, More than 3,000 sorties were flown during their  7 1⁄2-year deployment, with half a million pounds of bombs dropped. This equated to 85% of the bomb tonnage dropped during the Malayan emergency. On 12 March 1953, a RAF Lincoln (RF531 "C") of Central Gunnery School was shot down 20 mi (32 km) NE of Lüneburg, Germany by several Soviet MiG-15s as it flew to Berlin on a radar reconnaissance flight, resulting in the deaths of the seven crew members. In November 1955, four Lincolns of No. 7 Squadron RAF were detached for duties in British territories in the Middle East. In Bahrain, they carried out border patrols of the then Trucial States. When 7 Sqn was disbanded in December 1955, the four detached crews and aircraft became No. 1426 Flight RAF, officially a photographic reconnaissance unit. It was later sent to Aden, carrying out patrols in the lead up to the Aden Emergency. As the RAF Lincolns became unserviceable due to wear and tear, they were replaced by jet aircraft. The Lincolns of Bomber Command were phased out from the mid-1950s and were completely replaced by jet bombers by 1963. The last Lincolns in RAF service were five operated by No. 151 Squadron, Signals Command, at RAF Watton, Norfolk, which were retired on 12 March 1963. From late 1946, Australian-built Lincolns were phased into No. 82 Wing RAAF at RAAF Amberley, replacing the Consolidated Liberators operated by 12, 21 and 23 Squadrons. In February 1948, these units were renumbered 1, 2 and 6 Squadrons respectively; a fourth RAAF Lincoln squadron, No. 10 was formed on 17 March 1949 at RAAF Townsville as a reconnaissance unit. RAAF Lincolns took part in operations in Malaya in the 1950s, operating alongside RAF examples. The RAAF based the B.Mk 30s of No.1 Squadron at Tengah, for the duration of operations in Malaya. The RAAF Lincolns were retired in 1961, with the MR.Mk 31s of No. 10 Squadron being the final variant to see service in Australia.
Manchester Click the name above to see prints featuring Manchester aircraft. Manufacturer : Avro	Manchester Full profile not yet available.