73 years ago on the night of 26/27 April 1944, 106 Sqn suffered one of their greatest losses of WWII in a single night.
Five aircraft from 106 Squadron were lost. They had taken off from RAF Metheringham as part of a larger task force consisting of an additional 201 Avro Lancasters and 11 Mosquitoes from 5 Group and an additional 9 Lancasters of 1 Group. Their mission: to bomb a ball bearing plant.
The aircraft lost were: JB601, ME669, JB562, ND850, ND853. Out of 36 crew members (one a/c was carrying a second pilot) 22 were killed, 10 were taken POWs and 4 Evaded.
