RAF Gransden Lodge [entry point]

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RAF Gransden Lodge [entry point]

Description

RAF Gransden Lodge was a Bomber Command station located in Cambridgeshire, 10 miles (16 kms) west of Cambridge.

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It opened in April 1942 as part of 3 Group and the first occupants were 1418 and 1474 Flights with Wellingtons. 192 Squadron was formed in January 1943. The station transferred to 8 Group in April 1943 and 405 Squadron moved in with Halifaxes but converted to Lancasters in August 1943. A detachment of Lancasters from 97 Squadron also used the station. 142 Squadron with Mosquitos formed at RAF Gransden Lodge in October 1943 as part of 8 Group’s Light Night Striking Force.

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“RAF Gransden Lodge [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/21863.

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