Steven K. Dixon 2022
Squadron: 104 Aircraft Name (Lancaster): Minced Pie
Crew:
Position |
Name |
Rank |
Pilot |
Houdini |
FLTLT |
Wireless |
Alker |
FSGT |
Navigator |
Beacon |
PLTOFF |
Bomb Aimer |
Horner |
PLTOFF |
M/U Gunner |
Tyndall |
SGT |
Engineer |
Meys |
FSGT |
Rear Gunner |
Lightfoot |
FSGT |
1943 Mission AAR - Previous plane Baker's Dozen lost on Hamburg mission.
Mission 2 - Piece of Cake
Mission 7 - Bombed - Returned
Mission 8 - Engine 4 fire on run up. Fire extinguished. Mission aborted.
Mission 9 - Bounced by numerous aircraft inbound. Me 110 G-4 shot up Starboard Engine. Feathered. 3 remaining OK. FLTOFF Beacon was KIA after completing the bombing run by same aircraft. FSGT Lightfoot managed to shoot it down. On way home Minced Pie managed to evade encounters until just off the coast of England. FSGT Meys was KIA and 2 other engines were destroyed. FSGT Lightfoot claimed the fighter.
Remaining crew were forced to bail out.
Mission 2 - Piece of Cake
Mission 7 - Bombed - Returned
Mission 8 - Engine 4 fire on run up. Fire extinguished. Mission aborted.
Mission 9 - Bounced by numerous aircraft inbound. Me 110 G-4 shot up Starboard Engine. Feathered. 3 remaining OK. FLTOFF Beacon was KIA after completing the bombing run by same aircraft. FSGT Lightfoot managed to shoot it down. On way home Minced Pie managed to evade encounters until just off the coast of England. FSGT Meys was KIA and 2 other engines were destroyed. FSGT Lightfoot claimed the fighter.
Remaining crew were forced to bail out.
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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1943 Credited Kills
Mission Number/Date |
Target |
Result |
2 |
Essen |
Off Target - 10% |
3 |
Hamburg |
On Target - 30% |
4 |
Remscheid |
DNB - Spoof Raid |
6 |
Berlin |
On Target 30% |
7 |
Bremen |
Off Target 5% |
8 |
Genoa, It. |
DNB - Abort |
9 |
Peenemunde |
Off Target 20% |
1943 Missions:
