Washington Times: The B-29 in RAF Service.

That year also saw 44 Sqn, 57 Sqn, 207 Sqn re-form at Marham as well as the aforementioned 35 Sqn. Doug Gordon provides an overview of the Boeing Washington's service with the RAF Resplendent in its highly polished natural metal finish is Washington, WF562, at the Coronation Review at RAF Odiham, in July 1953 F/O D W Baldock RAFVR via author BOMBER SPECIAL of development, but they would not enter service until the mid-1950s, the fi rst being the Vickers Valiant with 138 Sqn in 1955. By August 1952, four further Lincoln squadrons at Binbrook had received the aircraft: 617 Sqn, 12 Sqn, 9 Sqn and 50 Sqn. They were XV Sqn in February 1951 and then 44 and 57 Sqns in April 1952 - the same month that another squadron acquired three Washingtons; 192 Sqn, which had been reformed at RAF Watton, Norfolk, in July 1951 for ELINT duties. [Extracted from the article]