|
Date
|
Aircraft
Identity |
Time |
Hours &
minutes |
Target and comments |
|
Up |
Down |
|
1940 |
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|
01/11 |
P2093 |
2314 |
0727 |
8.13 |
Berlin. Severe icing & flak |
|
06/11 |
P4408 |
0025 |
0245 |
2.27 |
Minelaying. Low altitude freezing—returned to base with bombs on |
|
14/11 |
X3004 |
0110 |
0755 |
6.45 |
Hamburg docks. Bombed from 12,000 ft |
|
15/11 |
P2093 |
0050 |
0755 |
7.05 |
Hamburg (Power station Altona) |
|
25/11 |
P2093 |
0125 |
0810 |
8.45 |
Kiel. 10/10 cloud |
|
28/11 |
X3004 |
1720 |
2305 |
5.10 |
Ludwigshaven. Navigator received first class fix but could not make use
of it due to code error. Circled target for 20 mins. Bearing 097 obtained
but position of station not understood. Fix ignored—proceeded to
Dusseldorf & bombed alternative target. |
|
1941 |
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|
05/01 |
AD721 |
1730 |
2305 |
5.35 |
Wilhelmshaven. Clear night from Dutch coast—Map reading by light of
moon. Bomb bursts observed on Bauhafen(where Battleship Tirpitz was
berthed) |
|
12/01 |
AD721 |
1800 |
2140 |
3.40 |
Brest (cruisers). Cloud over Channel but dispersed over target. Bombs
dropped from 13,000 ft. Bursts observed on N. corner of deck.After attack
aircraft diverted & landed at St. Eval. Returned to base same day |
|
18/01 |
Posted to Finningley for course, assumed to be for flying training on
use of equipment for new navigational & night landing aids. No record
on file of date of return to operational duties. Relatively few were flown
for three weeks until mid February. |
|
13/03 |
P4389 |
1910 |
0235 |
7.25 |
Hamburg shipbuilding area. Ideal conditions. Heavy searchlight &
flak from which evasive action not successful. Sgt Lamb (Navigator) made
first class fix on return to English coast |
|
20/03 |
P4389 |
1825 |
0115 |
6.50 |
Minelaying. Poor visibility.Cruised off French coast trying to
pin-point. Identified Pt Le Gare. From there timed run made area
pin-pointed. Returned with wing tip bombs not released |
|
15/04 |
AD730 |
2230 |
0445 |
6.15 |
Kiel. Landfall N. of Sylt. From there to target 10/10 cloud through
which a glimpse of estuary observed. Docks seen through break in cloud.
Bombs dropped from 16,000 ft |
|
17/04 |
AD730 |
20/30 |
0434 |
8.04 |
Target Berlin. Crashed Ireland, Crew Killed |
