No 5 Group war effort report
Title
No 5 Group war effort report
Description
Page 1 submitted with caption ' No5 Group War Effort report. Squadron by squadron, for the quarter ending 31st March 1944. Photograph shows a table of Squadrons, Number of sorties, early returns, missing, Tons of bombs, sorties per aircraft, training hours, and accidents. The table shows 106 Squadron at number 1 and the handwritten note at the top of the report, headed "106 Squadron leads the way!" reads: "The Squadron has been steadily returning to its old 'form' for some months and for the past few weeks has been on the crest of the wave. During March we outstripped all other 5 Group Squadrons and figures compiled for the quarter ending 31st March 1944, show the Squadron ahead by a handsome margin"'.
Page two submitted with caption 'Page 2 of No5 Group War Effort report. Squadron by squadron up to, and including, Febuary 1944. Shows a table of Sqdns, number of sorties, early returns, missing aircraft, tons dropped, tons per aircraft, training hours, accidents. The handwritten comment at the top of the page reads: "Comparatively, the Squadron did not have such a good month during February, its position in the 5 Group ladder being fifth. However, for January and February combined, it holds second place in the 'tons per aircraft' formula upon which results are based. Our loss rate is the second lowest as is our 'early return' figure whilst we are in third in the number of sorties carried out and the tons of bombs dropped. We lead the way in training hours and still have a clean slate for avoidable accidents. For the third consecutive month we have won the 5 Group Bombing Competition"'.
Page two submitted with caption 'Page 2 of No5 Group War Effort report. Squadron by squadron up to, and including, Febuary 1944. Shows a table of Sqdns, number of sorties, early returns, missing aircraft, tons dropped, tons per aircraft, training hours, accidents. The handwritten comment at the top of the page reads: "Comparatively, the Squadron did not have such a good month during February, its position in the 5 Group ladder being fifth. However, for January and February combined, it holds second place in the 'tons per aircraft' formula upon which results are based. Our loss rate is the second lowest as is our 'early return' figure whilst we are in third in the number of sorties carried out and the tons of bombs dropped. We lead the way in training hours and still have a clean slate for avoidable accidents. For the third consecutive month we have won the 5 Group Bombing Competition"'.
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Format
Two page typewritten document
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This content is property of the Royal Air Force Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. Please note that it was digitised by a third-party which used technical specifications that may differ from those used by International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. It has been published here ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre.
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PFOMetheringhamAF25030018, PFOMetheringhamAF25030019
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Citation
“No 5 Group war effort report,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed January 16, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/58514.