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No. 464 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force    No 464 Squadron RAAF was formed at Feltwell on the 1st of September 1942, equipped with Lockheed Ventura light bombers, in No 2 Group RAF Bomber Command. Its first operation was an attack on the Philips radio factory at Eindhoven on 6th December 1942 establishing No 464's career in precision raids against point targets. In 1943 the squadron was involved in two types of operations: the destruction of target on the ground, and the enticement of German fighters into aerial combat with bomber escorts. 2 Group was transferred to Fighter Command on the 1st of June 1943, joining the 2nd Tactical Air Force. No 464's Venturas were replaced by Mosquitoes on 12th July 1943. With the versatility of the Mosquitoes, 464's duties included patrols to engage and destroy German night fighters, patrols conducted either at sunset or dawn against German bombers, roaming over enemy territory opportunistically looking for targets and No Ball strikes against V1 flying bomb manufacturing and launch sites. No 464 attacked German transport infrastructure before and after the D-Day landings in early June 1944, and participated in several raids on specific targets: Amiens Prison to release French Resistance members, an SS barracks at Bonneuil-Mantours in reprisal for ill-treatment of Allied prisoners, and Gestapo headquarters in Denmark. No 464 was employed on escort missions over Europe after the 8th of May 1945, and disbanded on the 27th of September 1945. Airfields No. 464 Squadron flew from: RAF Feltwell, Norfolk from the 1st of September 1942 (formed, 2 Group Bomber Command. Ventura I, Ventura II) RAF Methwold, Norfolk from the 3rd of April 1943 RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk from the 21st of August 1943 (Group 12 Fighter Command. Mosquito FBVI) RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire from the 31st of December 1943 (Group 11) RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire from June 1944 (Group 10) France from February 1945 Melsbroek, Belgium in May 1945 disbanded 27th September 1945   10th Sept 1942 Reorganisation and Training 30th October 1942 Relocation 2nd Dec 1942 Ventura of 464 Squadron lost 6th Dec 1942 Ventura of 464 Squadron lost 6th Dec 1942 Ventura of 464 Squadron lost 6th Dec 1942 Bombing Raid 1st March 1943 Exercise Spartan 2nd March 1943 Preparation for Exercise Spartan 3rd March 1943 Exercise Spartan 3rd March 1943 Exercise Spartan 4th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 5th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 6th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 7th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 8th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 9th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 10th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 11th March 1943 Exercise Spartan 12th March 1943 Exercise Spartan ends 13th March 1943 48 hours leave 15th March 1943 Missing airmen are PoWs 16th March 1943 Establishment complete 18th March 1943 Operations resumed 19th March 1943 Aircrew reported safe 20th March 1943 New Engineer Officer 21st March 1943 Operation cancelled 22nd March 1943 Operation aborted 25th March 1943 No flying 28th March 1943 Rotterdam bombed 29th March 1943 Three bombing attacks 31st March 1943 Local flying 3rd May 1943 Heavy losses 31st Dec 1943 Move 18th February 1944 Mosquitos bomb prison at Amiens 18th February 1944 Operation Jericho 6th June 1944 Invasion If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Logbooks Do you have a WW2 Flying Log Book in your possession? If so it would be a huge help if you could add logbook entries to our new database. Thank you. View Logbook entries Those known to have served with No. 464 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War 1939-1945. Bale MiD. Leslie Lawrence. Sgt. Smith Archie John. F/Lt. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of No. 464 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. 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If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about No. 464 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force? There are:2035 items tagged No. 464 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. F/Lt. Archie John Smith 464 Sqdn. In May 1945, after the German capitulation, F/Lt A. J. Smith and F/Sgt E.L. Green flew a special operation from Flensburg (German Army HQ) to Berlin. Their Mosquito aircraft was acting as an escort to another Mosquito flown by Squadron Leader Syd Clayton, who was carrying a senior German officer who was to play a role in the final capitulation of Germany, as required by Marshal Zhukov. They landed at Templehof, becoming among the first of the Western Allies to do so. Who was this German Officer? (reference "RAAF over Europe", page 174.) Brian J Smith Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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