No. 623 Squadron RAF

History

Commanding officers

Aircraft operated

• BF568: IC-B Taken over from No. 218 Squadron RAF, later to No. 214 Squadron RAF and 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit. Struck of charge 24.4.45
• BK727: IC-A Taken over from No. 218 Squadron, later to No. 214 Squadron and 1651 HCU. Struck of charge 24.4.45
• BK803: IC-S and IC-D Taken over from No. 218 Squadron, later to 1654 HCU. Crashed 30.6.44
• EE876: IC-T Taken over from No. 218 Squadron, later to 1654 HCU. Struck of charge 25.4.46
• EE966: IC-E Taken over from No. 218 Squadron, later transferred to No. 299 Squadron RAF. Crashed 11.5.45 at Gardermoen, Norway
• EF199: IC-I Went to No. 214 Squadron RAF and later to 1651 HCU. Struck of charge 24.4.45
• EF204: IC-E Went to 1654 Conversion Unit after its service life with No. 623 Squadron, crashed 14.1.45
• EH878: IC-I Failed to return from a bombing mission to Mannheim, 6.9.43
• EH925: IC-C Failed to return from bombing mission to Berlin, 23/24.08.43. Aircraft crashed 10 km south of Zossen, crew killed. Crash site has now been discovered in local area.
• EJ121: IC-Q Went to 1654 Conversion Unit after its service life with No. 623 Squadron. Struck of charge 28.2.45
• LJ454: IC-E Failed to return from a bombing mission to Mannheim, 19.11.43
• LK387: IC-P Failed to return on 5.12.43 on a mine laying operation at the Friesian Islands

  Operations

• Despatched – number of aircraft taking off
• DCO – Duty Carried Out
• Alt – Alternative target attacked
• DNCO – Duty Not Carried Out
• Gardening – laying anti-shipping mines in coastal waters
• Comments – code names for area where mines dropped and identity of losses.