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The Short Stirling was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War.It has the distinction of being the first four-engined bomber to be introduced into service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the war (the earlier Handley Page V/1500 being a WWI design that served during the 1920s).
The Stirling Mk 1 entered service in August 1940 with 7 Squadron, with 756 being made. 1,047 were made of the Stirling Mk III, which entered service in 1942. 2383 Stirlings were made. The Stirling's first operation raid was on 10 February 1941 from RAF Oakington , and its first raid to Germany was on 17 March 1941.
No 620 Squadron was formed at RAF Chedburgh on 17 June 1943 as a heavy bomber squadron equipped with the Short Stirling.It was a part of No.3 Group of RAF Bomber Command and carried out night bombing and minelaying missions until November 1943 when it was transferred to No 38 Group RAF.
An enormous Stirling is loaded with bombs prior to its use with the SD squadrons. By mid 1943 the Short Stirling became available on loan from Bomber Command for service with the Special Duties squadrons. [29] The Stirling was a large aircraft, designed in the late 1930s as the heavy bomber by which Bomber Command would conduct strategic bombing.
On 7 October 1945, it lost five of its members in the crash of a Short Stirling IV in Rennes . [7] At the end of the Second World War the squadron disbanded at RAF Shepherds Grove , Suffolk on 15 February 1946.
Heavy bombers such as the Short Stirling were easier to escort but after several missions Bomber Command needed them back. The "Hurribomber", a fighter-bomber development of the Hawker Hurricane, was used with better results, although the small bomb load carried by this aircraft caused little damage. There were other codenames for similar missions.
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