No. 44 Squadron RAF
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Number 44 Squadron was an aviation unit of the Royal Air Force. It was active between 1917 and 1982. For most of its history it served as a heavy bomber squadron.
No. 44 Sqn Avro Lancaster B.I in flight, 29 September 1942
Sole surviving crew of 44 Squadron following the Augsburg raid. John Nettleton is sitting second from the left.
Avro Vulcan B.2 XM647 of No. 44 Squadron at RAF Greenham Common, 1980.
A memorial plaque in All Saints Church, Great Steeping, to the members of 44 Squadron who flew from RAF Spilsby
Arthur Harris
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 1st Baronet,, commonly known as "Bomber" Harris by the press and often within the RAF as "Butcher" or "Butch" Harris, was a British-Rhodesian
No. 44 Squadron RAF
…pioneered the use of the Sopwith Camel in night fighter operations. By the end of the First World War it was commanded by Arthur Harris, later known as Bomber Harris. Disbanding on 31 December 1919, the squadron was reformed as a bomber squadron in March 1937 and equipped with Hawker Hinds. Moving to RAF Waddington…
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Travers Harris, 24 April 1944
Harris, c. 1943 by William Timym
Heilbronn in 1945
Dresden in 1945