wrote on June 18, 2014
Paul Simmons, Email questions of Wed, 11 June 2014
I\'m researching information for a planned book about the former RAF station at St Mawgan in the SW of the UK.
In June 1945 over 160 RCAF Lancasters passed through on their way home to prepare for Tiger Force operations. Are you able to confirm the dates of departure from Linton-on-Ouse for 408 Sqn. ? (I believe it was 15th June)
408 Squadron History Book Copyright 1984. the Hangar Bookshelf ISBN 0-920002-32-3
Return to Canada, page 37 “On June 14th the trans-Atlantic journey to Canada via the Azores began and several days later it was completed without incident.”
and did they all leave on the same day? Doesn’t seem like it but unable to confirm.
I think the 2nd Linton squadron (405) departed on the 17th.
426 Squadron was the other squadron based at Linton-on-Ouse, 405 was a pathfinder squadron based in southern England.
Hope these Sites will be useful in your future research:
RAF Station St Mawgan
http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafstmawgan/
405 RCAF Squadron
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/bombercommandno405squadron.cfm
Lancaster 10 Bombers Ferried to Canada
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/edmundston-s-lancaster-bomber-headed-for-rough-landing-1.2626764
George R McKillop
New Westminster, BC.