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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

No. 189 Squadron Royal Air Force



   No 189 Squadron was originally formed in late 1917 as a night-flying training unit, disbanding in March 1919.

In October 1944, No 189 was re-formed as a Lancaster squadron in No 5 Group. It was part of the main force of Bomber Command until the end of the war, and after transport duties and food drops over Holland, was disbanded in November 1945.

Airfields No. 189 Squadron flew from:

  • RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire from the 15th October 1944 (re-formed. Lancaster I, Lancaster III)
  • RAF Fulbeck, Lincolnshire from the 2nd November 1944
  • RAF Bardney, from 8th April 1945
  • disbanded 20th November 1945


 

18th October 1944 Arrangements made for new Bomber Squadron

26th October 1944 Commanding officer arrives

1st November 1944 New Squadron's first op

2nd November 1944 Squadron relocated

26th November 1944 Crashed on take off

1st Dec 1944 Stand Down

2nd Dec 1944 Operations Cancelled

3rd Dec 1944 Stand Down

4th Dec 1944 Target Heilbronn

5th December 1944 Operations Cancelled

6th December 1944 Target Giessen

7th December 1944 Operations cancelled

8th December 1944 Target Heimbach. (Dam)

9th December 1944 Stand Down

10th December 1944 Operations cancelled

11th December 1944 Target Heimbach

12th December 1944 Detailed for operations

13th December 1944 Operations cancelled

14th December 1944 Operations cancelled

15th December 1944 Operations cancelled

16th December 1944 Operations cancelled

17th December 1944 Target Munich

18th December 1944 Target Gdynia

19th December 1944 Operations cancelled

20th December 1944 Stand down

26th December 1944 Operations cancelled

21st December 1944 Target Politz

22nd December 1944 Stand down

23rd December 1944 Stand down

24th December 1944 Stand down

25th December 1944 Stand down

27th December 1944 Operations cancelled

28th December 1944 Target Horten

29th December 1944 Delayed operation

30th December 1944 Target Houffalize

31st December 1944 Stand down

5th January 1945 Lancasters collide over France

2nd February 1945 4 Rear Gunners survive Lancaster crashes.

10th February 1945 Hurricane and Lancaster collide

15th February 1945 Lancaster missing

21st February 1945 Rear gunner survived

4th March 1945 Two Lancasters lost

7th March 1945 Three Lancasters lost

14th March 1945 Lancaster lost

21st March 1945 Lancaster missing

7th April 1945 Lancasters relocated

18th April 1945 Redirected in fog

26th April 1945 PoW's repatriated

15th August 1945 Tiger Force


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Those known to have served with

No. 189 Squadron Royal Air Force

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

  • Austin George Jeffery. F/O. (d.14th Mar 1945)
  • Cameron Roderick Ewen. F/O.
  • Easton Arthur William.
  • Leslie John Balloch. Flt.Sgt. (d.2nd Feb 1944)
  • Parsons Victor. Flt.Sgt.
  • Poulton Ernest Edward Clifford. Flt.Sgt.

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Want to know more about No. 189 Squadron Royal Air Force?


There are:2048 items tagged No. 189 Squadron Royal Air Force available in our Library

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Arthur William Easton 189 Squadron

Arthur Easton was an Air Bomber with 189 Squadron. I do have my grandfather's flight logbook and pictures.

Richard Easton



Flt.Sgt. John Balloch "Jack" Leslie 189 Squadron (d.2nd Feb 1944)

Jack Leslie was a flight engineer who was lost when two Lancaster's collided on a raid to Koblenz. One or two of the tail gunners survived. I'd like to find out more if anyone has more information on the crash.

Jim Leslie



Flt.Sgt. Ernest Edward Clifford "Nobby" Poulton 189 Squadron

My father, Ernest Poulton, was mid upper gunner on Lancaster aircraft CA-T attached to 189 Squadron at Fulbeck in 1944. He flew on 14 missions to France, Germany and Poland. He finished the war in Eqypt, being part of Operation Tiger which was going to attack Japan prior to the A bomb being dropped by the Americans. He told me that his aircraft was the only one in the squadron that was never replaced and it survived the war. The tail gunner was called Victor Parsons another Englishman, the pilot came from Hong Kong and the engineer, who was an Australian, was called Aub. All survived the war uninjured.




F/O. Roderick Ewen Cameron 189 Squadron

Flying Officer Roderick Cameron flew out of Bardney in Lincolnshire from 1945.

Peter Marsh







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