Overview
The week of D-Day, the long awaited seaborne invasion of France by the largest flotilla ever assembled. During this week, Wickenby squadrons attacked targets on the coast and inland, helping to disrupt German supplies and troop concentrations. An indication of the importance of these attacks is the number of aircraft able to join the attacks (39 on one occasion, out of 40 on the station) and the low number of early returns.
There were no losses for 12 and 626 Sqn’s this week.
Extract from Station Diary
RAF Wickenby - This week in history - World War 2 