No. 156 Squadron RAF
| No. 156 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 12 October 1918 – 9 December 1918 14 February 1942 – 25 September 1945 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 Royal Air Force
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| Part of |
No. 3 Group RAF, Bomber Command (Feb 42-Aug 42) No. 8 Group RAF, Bomber Command (Aug 42-Sep 45) |
| Motto(s) | We light the way |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron Badge heraldry | A figure of Mercury holding a torch |
| Squadron Codes | GT (Feb 1942 - Sep 1945) |
No. 156 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron that was active as a bomber unit in World War II.
No. 156 Squadron Royal Air Force was first formed on 12 October 1918 at RAF Wyton and equipped with DH 9 aircraft, but was disbanded on 9 December 1918 without becoming operational.
The squadron reformed in February 1942 from the home echelon of 40 Squadron at RAF Alconbury, in the Huntingdonshire area of Cambridgeshire, as part of No. 3 Group RAF and was equipped with Wellingtons. In August 1942 it joined No. 8 Group RAF it became one of the original pathfinder squadrons, converting to Lancasters in January 1943. It continued in the pathfinder role until the end of the war, being based at RAF Warboys, RAF Upwood and finally its original founding base, RAF Wyton, where it disbanded on 25 September 1945.
There is a memorial to the crash of Avro Lancaster ED840, 156 Squadron, which crashed in the town in Lier, Belgium on 17 June 1943. It was on a mission to Cologne when it was shot down by anti-aircraft fire.
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