RAF Squadrons and Bomber Command Information on the Web
Searching for Information
There is a large amount of information about RAF Bomber Command available on the Web. If you are searching for information about RAF 550 Squadron operations, flights, losses, crews, etc, then the RAF 550 Squadron and North Killingholme Association links on this site, and especially the various database reports available, should help you in your search.
If, in addition to RAF 550 Squadron information, you are searching more generally for information on other RAF Squadrons operational in WWII, the Lancaster heavy bomber, Bomber Command, etc, etc, then below are listed a selection of useful sources to help start your search.
RAF 550 Squadron and North Killingholme
RAF Bomber Command
| URL | Description |
|---|---|
| http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/squadrons.html | RAF Bomber Command: Squadron index |
| http://www.rafbombercommand.com/master_welcome.html | RAF Bomber Command web-site |
| http://www.rafbombercommand.com/memorialfund/ | RAF Bomber Command Memorial Fund |
| http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/BCWW2Losses/ | RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War |
The Avro Lancaster Heavy Bomber
| URL | Description |
|---|---|
| http://www.lancaster-archive.com/ | Avro Lancaster and Manchester Bomber Archive |
| http://www.cnapg.org/lancaster1.htm | Clyde North Aeronautical Preservation Group - CNAPG: Avro Lancaster page |
| http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/
http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/lancs.html http://www.lancastermuseum.ca/lancs.html#PA474 |
Nanton Lancaster Society Air Museum Alberta, Canada
The World's Surviving Lancasters PA474: The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Lancaster |
General
| URL | Description |
|---|---|
| http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/collections/library/index.cfm | RAF Museum Online Collection (research and information services) |
| http://www.rafa.org.uk/ | The RAF Association (RAFA) |
| http://www.associations.rafinfo.org.uk/ | RAF Register of Assoications |
| http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/rafescape/ | RAF Escaping Society |
| http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/rafexpow/ | RAF Ex-POW Association |
| http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/hangar/2007/430bbmf/bbmf.htm | Happy Birthday, BBMF |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/ww2/A2281033 | WW2 People's War (a BBC archive) |
| http://www.lostbombers.co.uk | World War II Lost Bombers Database |
| http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/research-guides/armed-forces.htm | Armed Forces | The National Archive |
As other sites and information sources become available they will be noted here for your convenience.
Meanwhile, as ever, Google is your friend!