No. 640 Squadron was first formed at
RAF Leconfield,
East Riding of Yorkshire on 7 January 1944, from 'C' Flight of
No. 158 Squadron RAF. It was equipped with
Halifax Mk.III bombers, and operated as part of
No. 4 Group in
Bomber Command. It re-equipped with
Halifax VI bombers in March 1945, and was disbanded at RAF Leconfield on 7 May of that year.
Operational highlights in the background. Photograph features: Captain F/O R.Wakeman, DFC; Navigator P/O Reginald William Parr, DFC; Bomb Aimer F/O C.B.Morrison, RCAF, DFC; W/Op. F/Sgt H. Bearyman; Flt.Eng F/Sgt P/McPhie; Mid-upper Gunner F/S R.Thomas; Rear Gunner F/Sgt E.G. Humphries. •
First Operational Mission 5 Halifaxes bombed
Berlin while 3 others aborted on the night from 20 to 21 January 1944 •
Last Operational Mission 18 Halifaxes bombed gun batteries on the island of
Wangerooge on 25 April 1945 ==Aircraft operated==