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No. 460 Squadron was a R.A.A.F Squadron operating under R.A.F. command, indicated by the squadron number in the 400s.
No 460 Squadron was formed from C Flight of No. 458 Squadron on 15 November 1941. It used the Wellington and then the Lancaster on operations. At one point the squadron began to convert to the Halifax, but never became operational on that aircraft.
Aircraft
November 1941 to August 1942: Vickers Wellington IV
August 1942 to October 1942: Converting to Handley Page Halifax B.Mk II, but never operational on that type
October 1942 to October 1945: Avro Lancaster I and III
Motto
Strike and return
Location
15 November 1941 to 4 January 1942: Molesworth
4 January 1942 to 14 May 1943: Breighton
14 May 1943 to 20 July 1945: Binbrook
20 July 1945 to 10 October 1945: East Kirkby
Squadron Codes: sss
Duty
Formed 15 November 1941 as Bomber squadron
August 1942: Bomber squadron with No. 1 Group
10 October 1945: Disbanded
Halifax Squadrons of World War II , Jon Lake. This is a very good book on the combat record of the Handley Page Halifax. It covers much more than just its role as a front line bomber, with chapters on the Halifax with Coastal Command, the Pathfinders and SOE, amongst others. [see more]
Known Raids
12 March 1942: First operation