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No.428 "Ghost" Squadron was an RCAF squadron which was formed in Britain on 7 November 1942, as part of No.4 Group in Bomber Command. The squadron transferred to No.6 (RCAF) Group on 1 January 1943, and flew its first operation on 27 January.
The squadron remained part of Bomber Command's main bomber force until the end of the war, converting to the Halifax in June 1943, at the same time as it moved from Dalton to Middleton St. George. The Canadian built Lancaster B.Mk X arrived in June 1944, and the squadron operated that type from 14 June 1944 until the end of the war.
Aircraft
November 1942-May 1943: Vickers Wellington III
December 1942-June 1943: Vickers Wellington X
June 1943-January 1944: Handley Page Halifax V
November 1943-June 1944: Handley Page Halifax II
June 1944-September 1944: Avro Lancaster X
Location
7 November 1942-4 June 1943: Dalton
4 June 1943-31 May 1945: Middleton St. George
Squadron Codes: NA
Duty
1942-1945: Bomber Command
 Battlefields in the Air: Canadians in the Allied Bomber Command, Dan McCaffery. A look at Bomber Command's controversial campaign against Germany, and the role played in it by the Canadian pilots of No.6 Group. McCaffery's well researched text is supported by eye witness accounts from both the Canadian air crew and the German targets of the bombing campaign. |
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 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] |
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 Lancaster Squadrons 1944-45, Jon Lake. A well balanced look at the career of the Avro Lancaster in 1944-45, the period most famous for the systematic night bombardment of German cities. This was also the period that saw the Lancaster used to support the invasion of France, and the period that saw 617 Squadron drop Barnes Wallis's huge streamlined bombs with great precision. [see more] |
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