No. 625 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 1 October 1943 – 7 October 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Inactive |
Role | Bomber Squadron |
Part of | No. 1 Group RAF, Bomber Command |
Motto(s) | We Avenge [1] [2] |
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge heraldry | Within a circular chain of seven links, a
Lancaster rose
[2] The Lancaster rose stands for the aircraft used, the seven links the number of personnel in one such aircraft [1] |
Squadron Codes | CF (Oct 1943 - Oct 1945) [3] [4] |
Aircraft flown | |
Bomber |
Avro Lancaster Four-engined heavy bomber |
No. 625 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
The squadron was formed on 1 October 1943 at RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire from 'C' flight of 100 Squadron. It was equipped with Avro Lancasters, as part of No. 1 Group RAF in Bomber Command, of which it formed part between 18 October 1944 and 25 April 1945. The squadron mainly carried out night raids against Germany. On 5 April 1945, it moved to RAF Scampton. At the end of the war, the squadron dropped food to the starving Dutch people ( Operation Manna), and flew Prisoner of War repatriation flights from Belgium ( Operation Exodus) and repatriated British troops from Italy, before it was disbanded on 7 October 1945.
In December 2010 the entire 625 Squadron Operational Records (ORB) and an Air Crew Roll Of Honour was compiled into a searchable database - contact www.lancaster-archive.com for more information
18–19 October 1943
25 April 1945
7 May 1945
From | To | Aircraft | Variant |
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October 1943 | October 1945 | Avro Lancaster | Mks.I & II |
From | To | Base |
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October 1943 | April 1945 | RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
April 1945 | October 1945 | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
The squadron memorial stands near the village of Kelstern. It was erected in 1964 and was the first to be erected to the memory of a single squadron.
Francis Aldred
No. 625 Squadron RAF | |
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Active | 1 October 1943 – 7 October 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Inactive |
Role | Bomber Squadron |
Part of | No. 1 Group RAF, Bomber Command |
Motto(s) | We Avenge [1] [2] |
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge heraldry | Within a circular chain of seven links, a
Lancaster rose
[2] The Lancaster rose stands for the aircraft used, the seven links the number of personnel in one such aircraft [1] |
Squadron Codes | CF (Oct 1943 - Oct 1945) [3] [4] |
Aircraft flown | |
Bomber |
Avro Lancaster Four-engined heavy bomber |
No. 625 Squadron RAF was a heavy bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
The squadron was formed on 1 October 1943 at RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire from 'C' flight of 100 Squadron. It was equipped with Avro Lancasters, as part of No. 1 Group RAF in Bomber Command, of which it formed part between 18 October 1944 and 25 April 1945. The squadron mainly carried out night raids against Germany. On 5 April 1945, it moved to RAF Scampton. At the end of the war, the squadron dropped food to the starving Dutch people ( Operation Manna), and flew Prisoner of War repatriation flights from Belgium ( Operation Exodus) and repatriated British troops from Italy, before it was disbanded on 7 October 1945.
In December 2010 the entire 625 Squadron Operational Records (ORB) and an Air Crew Roll Of Honour was compiled into a searchable database - contact www.lancaster-archive.com for more information
18–19 October 1943
25 April 1945
7 May 1945
From | To | Aircraft | Variant |
---|---|---|---|
October 1943 | October 1945 | Avro Lancaster | Mks.I & II |
From | To | Base |
---|---|---|
October 1943 | April 1945 | RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
April 1945 | October 1945 | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
The squadron memorial stands near the village of Kelstern. It was erected in 1964 and was the first to be erected to the memory of a single squadron.
Francis Aldred