Battle Honours
- "Berlin 1940-1945": For bombardment of Berlin by aircraft of Bomber Command.
- "Fortress Europe 1940-1944": For operations by aircraft based in the British Isles against targets in Germany, Italy and enemy-occupied Europe, from the fall of France to the invasion of Normandy.
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