Wellingtons at Coastal Command in 1942.

[sergey]

Colleagues.
I need information about which squadrons of the 15th and 19th Groups of Coastal Command used Wellingtons in August–November 1942. Thank you in advance for any assistance.

sergey

[Chris Goss]

My book Bloody Biscay would be a good starter-304 Sqn & 311 Sqn were the most active it would appear

[sergey]

Thanks, Chris. There was also 172 Squadron. I thought there were more, because I couldn't find the information I needed in their logs.

[Stig Jarlevik]

Our friend Geoffrey Sinclair offers the following

Coastal Command had 172, 304, 311 Wellington squadrons in July 1942, 179
squadron added in August/September, 547 squadron in October/November.

As of 1 January 1943, 179 squadron at Gibraltar directly under Coastal
Command HQ, 19 Group had 172, 304, 311 and 547 squadrons at Chivenor,
Dale, Talbenny and Chivenor respectively.

Rgds
Geoffrey

[sergey]

Thank you! This is very useful information!