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Former command of the Royal Air Force
Bomber Command, Royal Air Force controlled the Royal Air Force's (RAF) bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. Along with the United States Army Air Forces,
RAF_Bomber_Command
Memorial in Green Park, London
The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park, London, commemorating the crews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions
RAF_Bomber_Command_Memorial
Military unit type and size designation
composed of bombers (i.e. planes used to bomb targets). RAF Bomber Command was formed in 1936 to be responsible for all bombing activities of the RAF. It found
Bomber_Command
Discipline concerning the application of advanced analytical methods
change of tactics". Bomber Command's Operational Research Section (BC-ORS), analyzed a report of a survey carried out by RAF Bomber Command.[citation needed]
Operations_research
Royal Air Force headquarters and administrative station in Buckinghamshire, England
Buckinghamshire, England. It houses Headquarters Air Command, and was originally designed to house RAF Bomber Command in the late 1930s. The station is also the
RAF_High_Wycombe
Former command of the Royal Air Force
RAF Fighter Command was one of the commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It operated
RAF_Fighter_Command
Military unit
The aircrews of RAF Bomber Command during World War II operated a fleet of bomber aircraft that carried out the strategic bombing operations from September
RAF Bomber Command aircrew of World War II
RAF_Bomber_Command_aircrew_of_World_War_II
Bomber Command memorial in Lincolnshire, England
Newark-on-Trent and Lincoln, near RAF Swinderby, a former RAF Bomber Command station. It was erected by the Bomber County Gateway Trust, formed with the
On_Freedom's_Wings
RAF target-marking squadrons in World War II
target-marking squadrons in RAF Bomber Command during World War II. They located and marked targets with flares, at which a main bomber force could aim, increasing
Pathfinder_(RAF)
Former Royal Air Force flying base in Lincolnshire, England
Brookenby. RAF Binbrook was primarily used by Bomber Command in the Second World War. The Central Fighter Establishment moved to Binbrook from RAF West Raynham
RAF_Binbrook
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
1 Group) RAF Bomber Command Acceptance and Modification Unit RAF Bomber Command Bombing School RAF Bomber Command Modification Centre RAF Bombing Development
RAF_Lindholme
Multi-model class of strategic bombers
The "V bombers" were the Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft during the 1950s and 1960s that comprised the United Kingdom's strategic nuclear strike force known
V_bomber
British bombing raids in World War II
Harris reached the number of bombers by including not only bombers that were currently operational as part of RAF Bomber Command, but also aircrews from Operational
Thousand-bomber_raids
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
airfields of the V-bomber force, before becoming an RAF Support Command base and housing the headquarters of the RAF Search and Rescue Force. RAF Finningley was
RAF_Finningley
Former command of the Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968
RAF_Strike_Command
Former RAF station in Lincolnshire, England
married quarters and RAF-built primary school that are now in non-military ownership. The airfield was used by RAF Bomber Command for 20 years between
RAF_Hemswell
Military tactic in World War II
The bomber stream was a saturation attack tactic developed by the Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command to overwhelm the nighttime German aerial defences
Bomber_stream
Former RAF station in Warwickshire, England
Oxfordshire, England. RAF Gaydon opened in 1942 and is known for its role during the Cold War, when it was under the control of RAF Bomber Command as it was the
RAF_Gaydon
Royal Air Force air combat support station in Suffolk, England
on 3 May 1937. Squadrons of RAF Bomber Command using the airfield prior to the Second World War were: No. 77 Squadron RAF (Hawker Harts and Vickers Wellesleys)
RAF_Honington
Former Royal Air Force operations group
No. 100 (Bomber Support) Group was a special duties group within RAF Bomber Command. The group was formed on 11 November 1943 to consolidate the increasingly
No._100_Group_RAF
World War II interpretation centre and memorial
International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC) is a memorial and interpretation centre overlooking the city of Lincoln, England, and telling the story of RAF Bomber Command's
International Bomber Command Centre
International_Bomber_Command_Centre
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
simply RAF Bawtry is a former Royal Air Force station located at Bawtry Hall in Bawtry, South Yorkshire, England and was No. 1 Group RAF Bomber Command headquarters
RAF_Bawtry
Royal Canadian Air Force military unit active during Second World War
6 (Bomber) Group RAF with Bristol Blenheim bombers on 4 September 1939. In the spring of 1940, it became dedicated to controlling Bomber Command Operational
No._6_Group_RCAF
Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1892–1984)
World War in 1939, Harris took command of No. 5 Group RAF in England, and in February 1942 was appointed head of Bomber Command. He retained that position
Arthur_Harris
Former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England
periods by RAF Bomber Command. The following squadrons and units were based at Watton at some point during this time: No. 18 Squadron RAF between 21 May
RAF_Watton
1944 series of aerial bombings of German industry by the U.S. during WWII
the United States Army Air Forces and RAF Bomber Command from 20 to 25 February 1944, as part of the Combined Bomber Offensive against Nazi Germany. The
Big_Week
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Group RAF (3 Gp) of the Royal Air Force was an RAF group first active in 1918, again between 1923 and 1926, then as part of RAF Bomber Command from 1936
No._3_Group_RAF
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
the 1930s as a grass airfield. It was controlled by RAF Bomber Command, as a sub-station of RAF Linton-on-Ouse. From August 1940 to December 1940, Tholthorpe
RAF_Tholthorpe
Former command of the Royal Air Force
Stanmore in Middlesex, nearby RAF Fighter Command. This in turn directly controlled: RAF Cardington RAF Chessington The command consisted of five groups which
RAF_Balloon_Command
Allied aerial bombing campaign of German infrastructure during later half of WWII
of Northwest Europe. The directive issued on 14 June 1943 ordered RAF Bomber Command and the U.S. Eighth Air Force to bomb specific targets such as aircraft
Combined_Bomber_Offensive
Former RAF station in Cambridgeshire, England
Royal Air Force Warboys or more simply RAF Warboys is a former Royal Air Force heavy bomber station, situated just outside the village of Warboys in Huntingdonshire
RAF_Warboys
Royal Air Force station
World War the airfield was used by RAF Bomber Command. During the Cold War, Upper Heyford was one of the former RAF bases chosen to house the United States
RAF_Upper_Heyford
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
simply RAF Pocklington was an operational flying station of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, forming part of RAF Bomber Command, and operating
RAF_Pocklington
Royal Air Force group, originally formed in the First World War
up to the Second World War, mostly part of RAF Bomber Command, but ending its days in RAF Transport Command. No. 4 Group was originally formed in October
No._4_Group_RAF
Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
100th Air Refueling Wing (100 ARW). During the Second World War, RAF Bomber Command used the station for operational combat missions until 1945. Placed
RAF_Mildenhall
Numbered air force of the United States Air Force
advanced detachment of VIII Bomber Command was established at RAF Daws Hill, near RAF Bomber Command Headquarters at RAF High Wycombe, on 23 February
Eighth_Air_Force
British RAF officer (1923–2010)
Geoffrey Foxley (17 August 1923 – 5 December 2010) was a Observer with RAF Bomber Command Pathfinder Force during World War II who suffered severe burns following
Bill_Foxley
Royal Air Force directive to bomb Nazi Germany
Cabinet to the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II on 14 February 1942. The directive ordered RAF Bomber Command to destroy Nazi Germany's industrial
Area_bombing_directive
World War II British heavy bomber aircraft
the versions, Bristol Hercules engines. It first saw service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942 and as the strategic bombing offensive over Europe gathered
Avro_Lancaster
Former RAF station in Lincolnshire, England
airfield was operated by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War and the Cold War with it being used for Avro Lancaster bomber operations in the latter
RAF_Ludford_Magna
Former Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire, England
1 (Bomber) Group RAF on 1 May 1936, which became part of RAF Bomber Command on 14 July 1936. 98 and 104 Squadrons moved out of Abingdon to RAF Hucknall
RAF_Abingdon
Royal Air Force bombing operation during World War II
Operation Hydra was an attack by RAF Bomber Command on a German scientific research centre at Peenemünde on the night of 17/18 August 1943. Group Captain
Operation_Hydra_(1943)
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
Topcliffe or RAF Topcliffe (ICAO: EGXZ) is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England. It was established as an RAF Bomber Command station in
RAF_Topcliffe
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
built for RAF Bomber Command. The airfield opened in 1944 under No. 4 Group, as part of RAF Bomber Command, with No. 77 Squadron RAF arriving at RAF Full Sutton
RAF_Full_Sutton
to 363 air raids during the Second World War. It was bombed by the RAF Bomber Command between 1940 and 1945, the United States Army Air Forces' Eighth Air
Bombing of Berlin in World War II
Bombing_of_Berlin_in_World_War_II
British long-range heavy bomber force during World War II
Range Bomber Force, was the name given to a World War II British Empire long-range heavy bomber force, formed in 1945, from squadrons serving with RAF Bomber
Tiger_Force_(air)
1939–45 aerial campaign of World War II
attack, first by the RAF Bomber Command and then against the RAF and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the Combined Bomber Offensive. In the early
Defence_of_the_Reich
Former RAF base in Leicestershire, England
airfield was opened as a RAF Bomber Command station in No. 5 Group RAF area during the autumn of 1941, with No. 207 Squadron RAF moving in with its troublesome
RAF_Bottesford
History for British light bomber
ended the war with the lowest losses of any of the aircraft types in RAF Bomber Command service. On its introduction to service, the aircraft was about as
De Havilland Mosquito operational history
De_Havilland_Mosquito_operational_history
RAF bomber aerodrome
Second World War as part of RAF Bomber Command initially as a satellite station for the Vickers Wellington bombers of RAF Binbrook. By early 1943 the
RAF_Grimsby
Former Royal Air Force station
1942 when No. 207 Squadron RAF arrived with Lancaster bombers from RAF Bottesford. 207 Squadron was a major RAF Bomber Command unit and participated in
RAF_Langar
Marshal Arthur "Bomber" Harris had taken charge of the RAF Bomber Command in February 1942. In the same month, the USAAF 8th Bomber Command set up a headquarters
Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
Bombing_of_Hamburg_in_World_War_II
Former Royal Air Force operations group
Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group. The group was formed on 11 May 1942, at Abingdon as No. 91 (Operational Training) Group RAF in RAF Bomber Command
No._91_Group_RAF
1940 WWII air battle
September, RAF Bomber Command night raids disrupted the German preparation of converted barges, and the Luftwaffe's failure to overwhelm the RAF forced Hitler
Battle_of_Britain
Military unit
under RAF operational command, and flew from airbases in the United Kingdom. It served from April 1941 as a bomber unit in RAF Bomber Command; from May
No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron
No._304_Polish_Bomber_Squadron
Former command of the Royal Air Force
RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was founded in 1936, when the RAF was restructured into Fighter, Bomber and Coastal
RAF_Coastal_Command
British war report
revealing the widespread failure of RAF Bomber Command aircraft to hit their targets. At the start of the war, Bomber Command had no real means of determining
Butt_Report
1945 air repatriation of British PoWs
Second World War. Planned and executed by RAF Bomber Command, the operation used modified Avro Lancaster heavy bombers and other aircraft to collect former
Operation Exodus (WWII operation)
Operation_Exodus_(WWII_operation)
Airport in Lincolnshire, England
Laying (Turret) Training Unit RAF Bomber Command Film Flight Unit RAF RAF College RAF College Service Flying Training School RAF The runways, apart from narrow
RAF_Fulbeck
A strategic bombing campaign was waged by RAF Bomber Command against Nazi Germany and other Axis powers in Europe during the Second World War. Relatively
Royal Air Force daylight raids, 1940–1944
Royal_Air_Force_daylight_raids,_1940–1944
1953 British film by Philip Leacock
screenplay for Appointment in London. Appointment in London is set in an RAF Bomber Command squadron during 1943 and tells of a wing commander's attempt to finish
Appointment_in_London
Former RAF station in Norfolk, England
RAF Bodney is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Watton, Norfolk, England. Originally built as an RAF Bomber Command
RAF_Bodney
Former RAF station in Lincolnshire, England
Cammeringham or more simply RAF Cammeringham (formerly RAF Ingham) is a former Royal Air Force satellite station used by RAF Bomber Command between 1940 and 1945
RAF_Cammeringham
Former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
Royal Air Force station called Royal Air Force Butley for use by RAF Bomber Command. On 28 January 1943 the station was renamed Royal Air Force Bentwaters
RAF_Bentwaters
Former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
part of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. The airfield was home to a number of squadrons during its lifetime: No. 1 Squadron RAF No. 9 Squadron
RAF_Stradishall
German night air defense system
range to target intruding bombers. The Line proved very effective against initial RAF Bomber Command tactics. However, the RAF analyzed the German system
Kammhuber_Line
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
opened on 3 December 1936 as part of RAF Bomber Command with Handley Page Heyford bombers from No. 166 Squadron RAF using the airfield from January 1937
RAF_Leconfield
Former Royal Air Force station in Nottinghamshire, England
was placed under No. 5 Group, RAF Bomber Command. In January 1942, the airfield became an RAF Flying Training Command station flying Airspeed Oxfords
RAF_Ossington
Royal Air Force main operating base in Moray, Scotland
The airfield opened in 1939 and was operated by the RAF, predominantly as part of RAF Bomber Command, until 1946 when it transferred to the Fleet Air Arm
RAF_Lossiemouth
Former Royal Air Force station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
1948. Flying operations resumed at RAF Wigtown in June 1947 with the arrival of the Trials Unit of RAF Bomber Command on the Station. Equipped with Avro
RAF_Wigtown
Military unit
Stornoway Airport on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It was an RAF Bomber Command Headquarters (HQBC) directly administered unit established during
No._112_Signals_Unit_RAF
1989 British TV series or programme
Bomber Harris is a 1989 BBC television drama biography based on the life of Arthur Harris, who was Commander-in-chief of RAF Bomber Command during the
Bomber_Harris_(film)
and the researcher Chris Everitt that documents every operation by RAF Bomber Command in Europe in World War II. The book also details the operational performances
The Bomber Command War Diaries
The_Bomber_Command_War_Diaries
Bomber attacks, 1943–44, WWII
(November 1943 to March 1944) was a bombing campaign against Berlin by RAF Bomber Command, along with raids on other German cities to keep German defences dispersed
Battle of Berlin (RAF campaign)
Battle_of_Berlin_(RAF_campaign)
equipment of RAF Bomber Command aircraft used during World War II.This list includes gun turrets, bomb sights and radios used in RAF bombers. Window Nash
List of equipment of RAF Bomber Command aircraft of World War II
List_of_equipment_of_RAF_Bomber_Command_aircraft_of_World_War_II
Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England
simply RAF Dalton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near to Dalton, North Yorkshire, England. The airfield was by RAF Bomber Command during
RAF_Dalton
British twin-engine medium bomber
first 1,000-bomber raid on Cologne. When it became obsolete, after a period of mainly operating at night, it was retired from RAF Bomber Command service in
Handley_Page_Hampden
Statue in London, England
Harris served as Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War, earning him the nickname "Bomber Harris". During this time he led air
Statue_of_Arthur_Harris
Former Royal Air Force operations group
No. 93 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group. The group was formed on 15 June 1942 at Lichfield under RAF Bomber Command as No. 93 (Operational
No._93_Group_RAF
Former Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England
Vickers Wellesley aircraft, but soon converted to Fairey Battles. Later RAF Bomber Command took over the airfield, again as a training station, flying Handley
RAF_Cottesmore
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1895–1968)
Zealand and Southern Rhodesia. He commanded No. 2 Group RAF of RAF Bomber Command and No. 15 Group RAF of RAF Coastal Command. Robb became Deputy Chief of
James_Robb_(RAF_officer)
Former RAF station in Norfolk, England
RAF began sorties on 12 May 1940. The first operational bomber units were No. 139 Squadron RAF and No. 114 Squadron RAF of No. 2 Group of RAF Bomber Command
RAF_Horsham_St_Faith
several raids on the city since 1941. Extensive attacks carried out by RAF Bomber Command destroyed most of the city's historic quarters in the summer of 1944
Bombing of Königsberg in World War II
Bombing_of_Königsberg_in_World_War_II
Royal Air Force main operating base in Norfolk, England
resident heavy bomber unit from within No. 3 Group, RAF Bomber Command. The first squadron, No. 38, arrived on 5 May 1937 with Fairey Hendon bombers. In June
RAF_Marham
(RAF Bomber Command and US Eighth Air Force). With modification in June, making German fighters (part of their main defence against Allied bombers) an
Casablanca_directive
Former military airbase in Cambridgeshire, England
2 Group, RAF Bomber Command. The outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 saw the two squadrons transfer to 6 Group and move to RAF Bicester
RAF_Bassingbourn
First major aerial battle of WWII
September 1939, the Defence of the Reich. After the declaration of war, RAF Bomber Command began operations against Nazi Germany but limited their attacks to
Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1939)
Battle_of_the_Heligoland_Bight_(1939)
Former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
at RAF Newmarket with a prototype of the new Gloster Meteor jet fighter. The station was a sub-station of No. 32 Base, 3 Group, RAF Bomber Command, directed
RAF_Newmarket
Military unit
under RAF operational command, and flew from airbases in the United Kingdom. The last of the Polish bomber squadrons to be created under RAF command, 305
No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron
No._305_Polish_Bomber_Squadron
Arthur Harris, the new leader of RAF Bomber Command and his concept of a Strategic Bombing Offensive. Bomber Command's poor bombing accuracy during 1941
Bombing of Cologne in World War II
Bombing_of_Cologne_in_World_War_II
Royal Air Force main operating base in Lincolnshire, England
under No. 5 Group, part of RAF Bomber Command. The first flying unit, No. 106 Squadron with the Handley Page Hampden medium bomber, arrived in February 1941
RAF_Coningsby
Royal Air Force station near Croughton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Vickers Wellington bombers. The unit fell under the operational control of the newly formed No. 7 Group RAF of RAF Bomber Command. In September 1940 the
RAF_Croughton
Australian author (1915–2012)
in Bomber Command during the Second World War. While best known for No Moon Tonight, his fictionalised memoir of life as a crew member in RAF Bomber Command
Don_Charlwood
Royal Air Force air marshal
the RAF Education Branch. He was a senior maths instructor until 1949, followed by other varied duties such as armament staff officer at HQ RAF Bomber Command
Arthur_Button_(RAF_officer)
Allied Air Forces in this theatre" (in the directive to Harris ACO RAF Bomber Command) and "cause mass panic and disorginazation [sic] in the Ruhr, disrupt
Operation_Hurricane_(1944)
Former RAF station in Lincolnshire, England
being placed on a care and maintenance basis. Reopened in 1959 as an RAF Bomber Command Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) launch facility and placed
RAF_Coleby_Grange
in World War II includes cities and towns in Germany attacked by RAF Bomber Command and the Eighth Air Force. This list is not complete. German defensive
List of strategic bombings over Germany in World War II
List_of_strategic_bombings_over_Germany_in_World_War_II
German air raids on British cities during World War II
Oboe allowed the RAF to strike better at their targets. The appointment of Air Vice-Marshal Arthur Harris as chief of RAF Bomber Command saw greater enthusiasm
Baedeker_Blitz
RAF officer and writer (1921–1996)
books on the RAF, three of which described his own experiences as a bomber pilot. His books portray life as it was in RAF Bomber Command during the course
Jack_Currie_(RAF_officer)
Royal Air Force bomber aircraft of WWII
The Handley Page Halifax is a British Royal Air Force (RAF) four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. It was developed by Handley Page to the
Handley_Page_Halifax
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