Bomber Command number of squadrons by aircraft type and year.

[Neil Stirling]

Bomber Command.

Neil.

 

[tomo pauk]

Simply great.
Some questions:
- the abbreviation F - that would be forming?
- how did the number of planes in squadron changed through the years?

 

[Wildcat]

Great post Neil.

 

[mhuxt]

Many thanks as always Neil.

My first guess was that "F" = "Flight", i.e. about a half squadron. Doesn't seem to work for Mosquitos though.

 

[Neil Stirling]

Simply great.
Some questions:
- the abbreviation F - that would be forming?
- how did the number of planes in squadron changed through the years?

Hi tomo

Your guess is as good as mine, I think mhuxt could well be right.

As to numbers battleorder43 and battleorder45

Neil.

 

[Greyman]

It looks like it says 'Reserve' and 'Forming' top left of the sheet.

 

[Neil Stirling]

Agreed.

 

[Crimea_River]

Very interesting document.

One to 2 squadrons of Battles on strength in 44/45? What were these doing?

Also not clear about the columns for Blenheim, Hampden and Whitley starting at 1943. Heading changes to other types and there's a sprinkling of other similar heading changes under Manchester, Boston and Stirling.

 

[Glider]

Very interesting document.

One to 2 squadrons of Battles on strength in 44/45? What were these doing?

Also not clear about the columns for Blenheim, Hampden and Whitley starting at 1943. Heading changes to other types and there's a sprinkling of other similar heading changes under Manchester, Boston and Stirling.

I read that as Battles that changed to Fortresses, presumably those in 100 Group but could easily be wrong