Description
No. 149 (East India) Squadron, part of No. 3 Group, RAF Bomber Command, played a crucial role in World War II, operating throughout the entire duration of the conflict in Europe. Formed in 1918, the squadron first served over the bloody battlefields of France and Belgium. It was disbanded in 1919 and remained inactive for the next 18 years. The squadron was reformed in 1937 in response to the new threat posed by a resurgent Germany.
Initially equipped with the H.P. Heyford and later the Vickers Wellington, in 1941, it was re-equipped with the Short Stirling, which it operated continuously until August 1944, when it converted to the Avro Lancaster. No. 149 Squadron became one of Bomber Command’s premier bomber units in the Second World War.
This book focuses on the period from August 1944 onwards, recording the day-to-day operations of the squadron, and highlighting its vital work with the bombing aid known as G-H. It details how the squadron, through determination, bravery, and sacrifice, was instrumental in demonstrating the effectiveness of that specialist equipment. G-H was to prove a game changer, as the Allies’ growing air superiority allowed the G-H squadrons to bomb Germany’s key industrial targets around the clock, through the prevalent cloud cover.
