No. 189 Squadron RAF

However, Jefford in RAF Squadrons lists the reformation date as November 1944.

[2] The squadron flew Avro Lancaster bombers in raids over occupied Europe in 1944 and 1945.

He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for an operation that predated his command of the squadron: he gained his DFC on 2 November 1943 for a bombing raid in September 1943.

The unit was mixed, with many personnel from other parts of the Commonwealth including Australians, New Zealanders and Canadians.

189 Squadron was among the 107 Lancasters and 12 Mosquitos of No 5 Group which attacked the oil refinery in Tonsberg in Southern Norway on 25 April 1945 in the last raid of the war flown by heavy bombers of RAF Bomber Command.

[3] After the war the unit was involved in dropping food to the Dutch and repatriating POWs until it was disbanded on 20 November 1945.

Numerous explosions Orange, black smoke rising 4,500 ft.

A large number of fires were burning right on the target and it was a very good effort.