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No. 619 Squadron
No 619 Squadron was formed at Woodhall Spa on 18th April 1943 from a nucleus of three crews from No 97 Squadron. Equipped with Lancasters, the squadron was operational by 11th June 1943 as a heavy bomber squadron with 5 Group Bomber Command for the duration of the war. This included targets in Dusseldorf, the SS barracks at Berchtesgaden and the Oslo Fjord. It ferried ex-POWs from Belgium to Britain (Operation Exodus). No 619 was disbanded on 18th July 1945.
Airfields No. 619 Squadron flew from:
- RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire from 18th April 1943 (formed. Lancaster I, Lancaster III)
- RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire from 9th January 1944
- RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire from 17th April 1944
- RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire from 28th September 1944
- RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire from 30th June 1945
- disbanded 19th July 1945
List of those who served with No. 619 Squadron during The Second World War
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