No. 6 Group — RCAF
Bomber Command
No. 6 Group was the Royal Canadian Air Force bomber group, formed on 1 January 1943 and the only national group within RAF Bomber Command. Its stations lay in the Vale of York in County Durham and Yorkshire, and it was funded by the Canadian government, flying first the Handley Page Halifax and later the Canadian-built Avro Lancaster X alongside British marks. Though its early operations were costly, by 1944–45 the group had become one of the most effective in Bomber Command.
Squadrons (15)
| Squadron | Name | Home station |
|---|---|---|
| No. 52 Squadron | — | Dum Dum |
| No. 405 Squadron | Vancouver | RAF Gransden Lodge |
| No. 408 Squadron | Goose | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
| No. 419 Squadron | Moose | RAF Middleton St George |
| No. 420 Squadron | Snowy Owl | RAF Tholthorpe |
| No. 424 Squadron | Tiger | RAF Skipton-on-Swale |
| No. 425 Squadron | Alouette | RAF Tholthorpe |
| No. 426 Squadron | Thunderbird | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
| No. 427 Squadron | Lion | RAF Leeming |
| No. 428 Squadron | Ghost | RAF Middleton St George |
| No. 429 Squadron | Bison | RAF Leeming |
| No. 431 Squadron | Iroquois | RAF Croft |
| No. 432 Squadron | Leaside | RAF East Moor |
| No. 433 Squadron | Porcupine | RAF Skipton-on-Swale |
| No. 434 Squadron | Bluenose | RAF Croft |