Steven K. Dixon 2023
Squadron: 102 Aircraft Name: Berlin or Bust
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Crew:

Position

 Name

 Rank

 Pilot

Brian Hastings

F/O

Navigator

Alec Baird

F/SGT

Bomb Aimer

Jeff Dingwall

F/LT

 Wireless/Gunner

Samuel Cohen

F/SGT

 Engineer

Peter Ellwood

P/O

 Mid-Upper

Harry Withenshaw

F/SGT

Rear Gunner

Albert Miller

F/SGT

1944 Missions

Mission #

 Target

 Result

6

Trappes, Fr.

On Target - 30%

7

Noisy-Le-Sec, Fr.

On Target 52%

8

Berneval, Fr.

On Target 40%

9

Villeneuve, Fr.

DNB-Abort

10

Wimereux, Fr.

On Target 60%

11

St. Medard, Fr.

On Target 30%

12

Aufevre, Fr.

On Target 60%

13

Cambrai, Fr.

On Target 50%

14

Conde-sur-Noireau, Fr.

DNB - Shot Down

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Mission AAR

Previous plane E for Ernest lost during Stuttgart attack (Mission 10). B for Bobby lost on Mission 17. Previous plane C for Copper lost on Essen mission 2 1943. Phoenix lost on Leverkusen mission. Bouncing Betty lost on Bergerac mission, Previous plane G-George lost on Berlin mission. A-Apple lost on Karlsruhe mission.

1944 Missions

Mission 6 - AAR
Mission 7 - AAR
Mission 8 - AAR
Mission 9 - AAR
Mission 10 - AAR
Mission 11 - AAR
Mission 12 - AAR
Mission 13 - AAR
Mission 14 - Berlin or bust was hit by flak crossing the coast near Le Havre number 1 engine caught fire and MUG seriously wounded. 5 crew bailed out but pilot attempted to land aircraft as MUG was unable to bail out. Aircraft exploded before hitting the ground. Bomb Aimer Flt Lt Jeff Dingwall made contact with French Resistance and managed to evade capture until area liberated by the Allies.
1943/1944 Credited Kills:

 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

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