No. 4 Bomber Group

The No. 4 Bomber Group was an air combat unit of the British Royal Air Force . The unit was first set up during the First World War . During the Second World War she was a unit of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command. The unit was also involved in the area bombing of German cities ( morale bombing ) during World War II . For example, 1000 bomber raids on Cologne and the bombing of the city of Essen . Furthermore, the unit was involved in the air raids on Hanover , Magdeburg , Stuttgart ,Münster , Osnabrück , Sterkrade , Wanne-Eickel and Bottrop are involved. The unit was decommissioned in 1945.

literature

GL "Larry" Donnelly DFM : The Whitley Boys: The Story of No. 4 (Bomber) Group's Operations in the first year of WWII. Air Research Publications, New Malden, Surrey 1991, ISBN 1-871187-11-7 .
James J. Halley: The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988. Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., Tonbridge, Kent 1988, ISBN 0-85130-164-9 .
Wing Commander CG Jefford MBE BA, RAF (Retd.): RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Airlife Publishing, Shrewsbury, Shropshire 1988 (2nd edition 2001), ISBN 1 -85310-053-6 .
Philip JR Moyes: Bomber Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. 2nd edition, Macdonald and Jane's (Publishers) Ltd., London 1976, ISBN 0-354-01027-1 .
Patrick Otter: Yorkshire Airfields in the Second World War. Hushion House, 1998, ISBN 1-85306-542-0 .
Ray Sturtivant ISO and John Hamlin: RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., Tonbridge, Kent 2007., ISBN 0-85130-365-X .