Steven K. Dixon 2023
Squadron: 103 Aircraft Name: A-Able
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Crew:

Position

 Name

 Rank

 Pilot

Rudyard Bishop

F/Lt

Navigator

Caley Sadler

P/O

Bomb Aimer

Gilroy Hardman

P/O

 Engineer

Thane Mather

SGT

Wireless/Gunner 

Landon Shepherd

SGT

 Mid-Upper

James Rayden

CPL

Tail

Philip Adley

F/SGT

1944 Missions (Campaign 3):

Mission No.

 Target

 Result

10

Wimereux, Fr.

On Target 30%

11

St. Medard, Fr.

On Target 50%

12

 

 

13

Cambrai, Fr.

DNF

14

DNB

Spoof Raid - Calais

15

Foret de Montrichard, Fr.

On Target 40%

16

 

 

17

 

 

18

 

 

19

 

 

20

 

 

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

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Previous plane L-Lucky lost during Ghent mission. Previous plane A Angel lost over Chambly. Previous plane V-Victoria lost on Laon mission. D-Dauntless lost on Trappes mission. C-Charlie lost during Villeneuve - St. Georges mission.

1944 Mission Notes:

Mission 10 - No comments
Mission 11 - AAR
Mission 13 - #1 Engine caught fire during run-up. Fire extinguished. Mission aborted.
Mission 14 - While still over England, heading toward Conde-sur-Noireau, France, with the bomber stream, A-Able diverted on a spoof raid to Calais. A-Able attracted three enemy night fighters while over the Channel and Calais. The crew were able to constantly drop Window, as well as maintain continuous operation of all electronic equipment, to attract the attention of the enemy.
Mission 15 - AAR