Washington B29 (No 35 Squadron)

Chris Howlett’s classic ‘Washington Times’ blog pdf-pages are no longer on the active internet, but amazingly the version the ‘ Web Archive Wayback Machine’ has saved includes all of Issue 8 which I wanted for the story of the ‘Hobo Queen’ , the 1st and only B-29 to pass through the UK in WWII (Issue 7&16 are also there…haven’t checked the others)
http://web.archive.org/web/20081109112843/http://www.rafwatton.info/History/TheWashington/tabid/90/Default.aspx
http://web.archive.org/web/20081010111248/http://www.rafwatton.info/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=S7i%2B60gxfv0%3D&tabid=90&mid=417

Thanks again for the feedback.

I am guessing that the Air Britain Serial Book (W – ?) will contain the remainder; sadly I did not include it on my Christmas list, so I will have to put it on my Birthday wish list.

Regards

Pete

Canberra WH904 displayed at Newark Air Museum was built as a B2 and in 1956 it was transferred to 35 Squadron from 207 Squadron. It is believed to be one of the Canberras from 35 Squadron that flew numerous Ops from Cyprus against Egyptian military targets during the Suez Crisis.

This airframe (nose-up in the snow) is my current avatar!

Thanks again for the feedback.

Can anyone add to the list of squadron Canberra?

Regards

Pete

Just to add to what has already been said:

Squadrons equipped with Washintons:

115 – RAF Marham

14 – RAF Coningsby

90 – RAF Marham

XV – RAF Coningsby

44 – RAF Coningsby

57 – RAF Waddington

207 – RAF Marham

35 – RAF Marham

192 – RAF Watton ( Stripped of all armaments and equipped with Electronic Intelligence equipment )

hi,
from the same source I quoted in post 2,

WH910
WH637
WJ615
WK133

regards,
jack…

Washington B29 / Canberra (No 35 Squadron)

Thanks for the additional information; I will link these serials in with the Air Britain listing that was previously provided. I have also e-mailed the RAF Museum to see if it has the movement cards for the B29’s allocated to No 35 Squadron.

As this exercise has been extremely useful I have extended the thread to cover the serial numbers of the Canberra used by No 35 Squadron, so if anyone could help out on these I would be most grateful.

Regards

Pete

Here is a list of ~66 of the 88 (or 87):
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b29_13.html

Thank you all for the excellent feedback; it is much appreciated as always.

Regards (and seasons greetings)

Pete

I’ve checked the Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 to WZ999 serial book. No.35 Sqdn operated WF437,495,498.WF570-574,WW343-348,WW350-1.

WF495 Crashed in Morecambe Bay 26.1.54 on return to the USAF,due to icing.

WF570 Flew into ground at night 5mENE of Marham 14.12.52 on let-down.

WF559 is shown as not operated by the Squadron.

Glad to help, Merry Christmas.

I’ve checked my books and can provide some C/ns and USAF serials but nothing that denotes RAF squadrons.
Did the planes stay in one squadron once delivered or were they shirted like we saw in wartime service?

Add WF495: http://35squadron.wordpress.com/washington-b29-wf495/

Too bad you weren’t looking for 207 sqdn: http://www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk/washingtons/

88 total sent to the RAF.

The first 70 were serialed WF434-WF448, WF490-WF-514 and WF545-WF574.

The second group of 18 were serialed WW342-WW356 and WZ966-WZ968.

RAF Marham
No. 35 Squadron RAF, No. 90 Squadron RAF, No. 115 Squadron RAF, No. 207 Squadron RAF

RAF Coningsby
No. 15 Squadron RAF, No. 44 Squadron RAF, No. 57 Squadron RAF (moved from RAF Waddington in April 1952), No. 149 Squadron RAF

RAF Watton
No. 192 Squadron RAF

Thanks Jack

A very useful start point.

Regards

Pete

hi,morning,
According to Philip J.R.Moyes in Bomber Sq’s of the RAF and their Aircraft he gives

WF559, WW343, WW350.

regards,
jack…