426 Squadron [entry point]

Title

426 Squadron [entry point]
RCAF 426 (Thunderbird) Squadron [entry point]

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426 Squadron was a Canadian squadron formed in October 1942 at RAF Dishforth with Wellingtons as part of 4 Group. The station and squadron transfered to the Canadian 6 Group in January 1943. In June 1943 the squadron moved to RAF Linton-on-Ouse and converted to the radial engined Lancaster Mk 2 which it used until May 1944 when it converted to Halifaxes which it used until the end of the war.

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“426 Squadron [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/6343.

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