No. 3 Bomber Group
The No. 3 Bomber Group was an association of the British Royal Air Force , first formed in 1918. After the end of the First World War , the association was dissolved. From 1923 to 1926 the association was set up again. From 1936 to 1967 he was part of the RAF Bomber Command . The group was also involved in the area bombing of German cities ( morale bombing ) during World War II .
Re-formed in 2000, the association was under the RAF Strike Command until its dissolution on April 1, 2006 .
literature
- Moyes, Philip JR Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft . London: Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., 2nd edition 1976. ISBN 0-354-01027-1 .
- Ward, Chris. 3 Group Bomber Command: An Operational Record . Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword Books Ltd., 2008. ISBN 978-1-84415-796-9 .
- Webster, Charles and Noble Frankland, The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany, 1939-1945 (HMSO, 1961 & facsimile reprinted by Naval & Military Press, 2006), 4 vols. ISBN 978-1-84574-437-3 .