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Pilot |
Teddy Fernsby |
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Wireless |
Oscar Addington |
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Nav |
Alfie Williams |
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Bomb Aimer |
Gerry Hansel |
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MU Gunner |
Jeremiah MacKenzie |
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Flight Engineer |
Malcom Fraser |
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Rear Gunner |
Jacob Morton |
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Mission No. |
ME 110 F-4 |
ME 110 G-4 |
JU 88 C-6 |
JU 88 G-7 |
DO 217 J-1 |
DO 217 N-2 |
HE 219 A-0 |
FW 190 A-5UZ |
ME 109 G-6U4N |
ME 262 B-1AU1 |
TA 154 A-0 |
DO 217 J-1 (Italy) |
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Mission 1 - AAR
Mission 2 - AAR
Mission 3 - AAR
Mission 4 - Aborted takeoff, engine failure
Mission 5 - WX Good over channel and Netherlands. Light AAA encountered. Suffered minor damage. Attacked twice by NFs. Ju-88G7 shot down by SGT J. MacKenzie/Zone 5. One Do-217 driven off in Zone 6. AAA Heavy over Target. Oxygen system in Front Center Section knocked out. Remainder of mission flown at low Level. Fw-190A5 shot down over Target by F/SGT G. Hansen. Bombs dropped ON TARGET. Bomb Accuracy - 30% Landed Safe.
Mission 6 - AAR
Mission 7 - AAR
Mission 8 - AAR
Mission 9 - Good Takeoff and form up. Crossed the channel on-the-deck. Attacked by Ju-88G7 approaching the coast in Zone 4. Ea/c confirmed shotdown by SGT J. MacKenzie. Light AA zones 4&5. Hits, but no major damage to bomber. 100% CC over Target. Light AA. Bombs On-Tgt. Photo assessment: 30% On Target. Attacked by ME-110 G4 in zone 4. Driven off. F/SGT G. Hansen Lt. Wnd. bombsite destroyed in attack. Safe Landing.
Mission 10 - AAR
Mission 11 - AAR
Mission 12 - AAR
Mission 13 - AAR
Mission 14 - Experienced Heavy WX all the way to the Target. Drove off 2 NFs in Tgt Zone while taking minimal damage. Bombed Target with 20% ON-Target result. AA fire Damaged #1 Engine (Feathered/No Fire) No Casualties. Landed safely.
Mission 15 - WX for take-off and landing was good. No. 104 Squadron was leading. "Roger" flew at low altitude, hitting 50% cloud cover over the channel. Except for on patch of clear WX after crossing the French coast, clouds built to 100% over the target. Attacked by an Me 110 F4 in Z5. Shot down by SGT MacKenzie. NF knocked out Oxygen system. Drove off 2 NFs in Tgt Zone after coming off of the TGT. "Roger took minimal damage. Bombed Target with 30% ON-Target result. AA light over TGT. No Casualties. Landed safely. "R for Roger" will be ready for the next mission. 30% of the bombs dropped were On Target. One Me 110 F4 Night Fighter Claimed by SGT. MacKenzie.
Mission 16 - Mission 16 was a "Cake Walk". WX "Ground Fog/Haze all the way to the target and back with clearing in zone 2 on the return. Drove off 1 NF near the coastline inbound to target. No Damage to "Roger". Drove off a 2nd NF in the Target zone, again no damage to "Roger". Light Flak over the Target. No Damage. Bombed Target with 40% ON-Target result. No Casualties. Landed safely. Roger will be ready for the next mission.
Mission 17 - Mission 17: Mission route: Flying Southwest from base over London to Southampton, then south to Cherbourg, then south east to TGT. WX Takeoff clear. 100% cloud cover over southern England and the Channel, then 50% cc over TGT. Mostly clear on RTB. Bombs: 50% ON-TARGET. Drove off 1 NF in TGT Zone inbound to target. No Damage to "Roger". F/SGT Addington shot down an Me-110 G4 outbound in the Target zone, again no damage to "Roger". Light Flak over the Target. No Damage. No Casualties. Landed safely. Roger will be ready for the next mission.
Mission 18 - Mission 18: Mission route: Flying South from base to Dreux. Feet dry France in zone 5. WX: Takeoff clear. 50% cloud cover zones 4 & 6. Ground fog in TGT zone. Bombs: (DR=12): 88+7= 95% ON-TARGET. Drove off 2 NF in TGT Zone inbound to target. Superficial Damage to "Roger". Light Flak over the Target. Superficial Damage. No Casualties. Landed safely. Roger will be ready for the next mission.
Mission 19 - Mission Synopsis: Z1 thru Z 5 are now in Allied hands. No Jerry Night Fighters, AAA, or Searchlights encountered in these zones. WX for Takeoff clear. Clear in Z 2. 50% cloud cover, Z 3 & 100% cloud cover in zones 4 & 5. 50% CC in Z6 & Z7 with Ground fog Z8 and in TGT zone. No Mechanical issues encountered. No recalls received. Being in the last 1/3 of the raid brought no NF Contacts outbound. Heavy AAA in Z8 & Z9. with "Roger" taking hits in the wings and fuselage. No significant damage. Bombs were ON TARGET with an estimated 30% hitting the TGT area: Drove off 1 NF in Z8 inbound to Base. NF caused Superficial Damage to "Roger". No Casualties. Landed safely. Roger will be ready for the next mission.
Mission 20 - AAR
Mission # |
Target |
Result |
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Ghent |
On Target 40% |
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St. Valery, Fr. |
On Target 90% |
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Chambly, Fr. |
On Target 40% |
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Laon, Fr. |
DNB - Abort |
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Karlsruhe, Ge. |
On Target 30% |
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Trappes, Fr. |
On Target 30% |
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Noisy-Le-Sec, Fr. |
On Target - 30% |
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Berneval, Fr. |
On Target 70% |
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Villeneuve, Fr. |
On Target 30% |
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Wimereux, Fr. |
On Target 20% |
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Target |
Result |
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St. Medard, Fr. |
On Target 20% |
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Aufevre, Fr. |
On Target 93% |
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Cambrai, Fr. |
On Target 40% |
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.Conde-sur-Noireau, Fr. |
On Target 20% |
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Foret de Montrichard, Fr. |
On Target 30% |
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Westrove, Fr. |
On Target 40% |
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Aunay-sur-Odon |
On Target 50% |
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Druex, Fr. |
On Target 95% |
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Heilbronn, Ge. |
On Target 30% |
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Castrop, Ge. |
On Target 40% |