No. 617 Squadron RAF at Marham. On the 6th August 2018 5 more F-35B's arrived at RAF Marham in Norfolk for 617 Squadron. List of aircraft operated by No. 617 Squadron. Fortress Europe 1943-1945, The Dams, Biscay Ports 1944, France and Germany 1944-1945, Normandy 1944, "Tirpitz", Channel and North Sea 1944-1945, German Ports 1945, Gulf 1991, Iraq 2003-2011. The following men have commanded 617 Squadron: No. 617 Squadron RAF Number 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron, based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. It is commonly known as the "Dambusters", for its actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during the Second
No. 617 Squadron RAF phase of a continental war. The Squadron continued in this role until the WE.177 weapons were retired and No. 617 Squadron relinquished its nuclear delivery capability. 617 Squadron was deployed to King Faisal Air Base, Saudi Arabia following the 1990 Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait and subsequently took part in Operation Granby in January–February 1991. A Tornado of 617 Squadron carried out the first TIALD sortie of the campaign. In all the squadron flew 91 sorties and scored 229 direct hits with Paveway laser-guided bombs, including destroying 10 of the 22 hardened bunkers at H-3 Air Base.In 1993 617 Sqn began