, after having served as a training squadron, with the Advanced Air Striking Force in France and with Coastal Command in Iceland. Flew Mitchells from West Raynham and Foulsham until 2 Group left Bomber Command in May 1943.
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
98 Squadron flew 70 Mitchell sorties and lost 2 aircraft (2.9 percent) in 5 bombing raids and 7 air-sea rescue searches.
POINTS OF INTEREST
With 180 Squadron, introduced the Mitchell to Bomber Command service.
99 (MADRAS PRESIDENCY) SQUADRON
SERVICE
A Wellington squadron in 3 Group from the outbreak of the war until posted to India in January 1942. A detachment to Lossiemouth for service with Coastal Command took place in November and December 1939. Based at Newmarket and Water-beach while with 3 Group.
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Raids Flown
Wellingtons - 228 bombing, 5 leaflet = 233 raids
Sorties and Losses
Wellingtons - 1,786 sorties, 43 aircraft lost (2.4 percent)
POINTS OF INTEREST
An original squadron on the outbreak of war; 2 Wellingtons dropped leaflets over Hannover on the sixth night of the war.
Part of the squadron was detached to Salon in Southern France in January 1940 and carried out some of the first raids to Italy.
100 SQUADRON
SERVICE
In the Far East from 1939 to 1942 and wiped out while operating Vickers Vildebeest aircraft in Malaya and Java. Re-formed in 1 Group on
