No. 140 Expeditionary Air Wing

For the modern unit in the RAF, see Expeditionary Air Wing § No. 140 EAW.

No. 140 Wing
Active	12 May 1944 - 14 November 1947
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Tactical bombing
Size	Wing
Aircraft flown
Bomber	Lockheed Ventura De Havilland Mosquito FB.VI

No. 140 Wing RAF was a formation of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. It comprised No. 21 Squadron RAF, No. 464 (RAAF) Squadron RAF and No. 487 (RNZAF) Squadron RAF. It carried out many notable low-level bombing operations, including Operation Jericho (Amiens prison) and Operation Carthage in Copenhagen.

No. 464 and No. 487 Squadrons were Article XV Squadrons, i.e. they were Commonwealth squadrons which operated under the operational control of the Royal Air Force, which also was responsible e.g. for their pay.