106 Squadron [entry point]

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106 Squadron [entry point]

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In September 1939, 106 Squadron  was a reserve bomber unit flying Hampdens as part of 5 Group stationed at RAF Cottesmore. It moved to RAF Finningley in October 1939 and became operational in September 1940. It moved to RAF Coningsby in February 1941 where it converted to Manchesters and then to Lancasters in May 1942. The squadron moved to RAF Syerston in October 1942 before moving to RAF Metheringham in November 1943 where it remained until February 1946.

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“106 Squadron [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 19, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/6287.

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