No. 514 Squadron RAF

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No. 514 Squadron RAF was a bomber squadron of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

The squadron motto was Nil Obstare Potest (Nothing can withstand).

It was first formed at Foulsham in Norfolk in September 1943, equipped with Lancaster II bombers, as part of No. 3 Group RAF in Bomber Command.

It transferred to Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire in November, where it re-equipped with Lancaster III bombers in June 1944, and was finally disbanded at Waterbeach on the 22 August 1945.

[edit] Aircraft Operated

• 1943 Avro Lancaster I
• 1943 Avro Lancaster II
• 1943 Avro Lancaster III

[edit] See also

• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

[edit] References

• No. 514 Squadron RAF movement and equipment history
• Video about the last flight of 514 Squadron Lancaster A2-C, lost July 28, 1944
• G G Jefford, RAF Squadrons, second edition 2001, Airlife Publishing, UK, ISBN 1-84037-141-2.