Where the missions began and ended

Long before the aircrew are awake, the indispensable ground crew service aircraft ready for the next sortie.

Bomber Command sorties launched from scores of bases throughout England and parts of Scotland.

Eight RAAF squadrons operated with Bomber Command during World War II.

No. 455 Squadron became the first Australian squadron to fly with Bomber Command when it became operational with No. 5 Group in August 1941, flying Hampdens until April 1942, when the squadron was transferred to Coastal Command. No. 458 Squadron formed in October 1941 and flew Wellingtons with No. 4 Group until the squadron was transferred to the Middle East in February 1942.

No. 460 Squadron operated with No. 1 Group and flew Wellingtons and Lancasters until the end of the war. No. 460 Squadron is accredited with having flown the most Lancaster sorties with No. 1 Group (5,700), and to have dropped the greatest tonnage of bombs in Bomber Command. No. 462 Squadron flew Halifaxes with No. 4 Group from August to December 1944, when the squadron was transferred to No. 100 Group to carry out radio-countermeasure duties. No. 463 Squadron operated with No. 5 Group flying Lancasters from November 1943 until the end of the war.

No. 464 Squadron flew Venturas in No. 2 Group from August 1942 until June 1943, when the squadron was transferred to the 2nd Tactical Air Force. No. 466 Squadron operated with No. 4 Group from October 1942 and flew Wellingtons and Halifaxes until the end of the war.

No. 467 Squadron formed in No. 5 Group in November 1942 and flew Lancasters until the end of the war.

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