Steven K. Dixon 2022
Squadron: 103 Aircraft Name: Angel (A-Alpha)
Crew:
Position |
Name |
Rank |
Pilot |
Herschel Frost |
P/O |
Navigator |
Ford Woodward |
F/O |
Bomb Aimer |
Harvey Fielding |
P/O |
Engineer |
Roland Tolfree |
SGT |
Wireless/Gunner |
Lamont Goddard |
F/SGT |
Mid-Upper |
Aiden Stevenson |
SGT |
Tail |
Hier Carlisle |
CPL |
1944 Missions (Campaign 3):
Mission No. |
Target |
Result |
2 |
St. Valery, Fr. |
Off Target 0% |
3 |
Chambly, Fr. |
DNB - Shot Down |
4 |
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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 |
DO 217 J-1 (Italy) |
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Previous plane L-Lucky lost during Ghent mission.
1944 Mission Notes:
Mission 2 - The weather conditions going in and out of the target were horrendous. Going in we didn’t think we would find the target, nor home on the way back. The skies were quiet everywhere except over the target. Monica didn’t make a peep until we were approaching the target. Whatever it was it didn’t see us, nor us them. We were able to avoid the searchlights, but not the flak. Going in the bombsight was knocked out as were lining up. The rest of the hits did little more than scratch the paint or add minor ventilation. After a miserable drop of ordnance, we ran into heavy flak. Again, little more than scratched paint. Once out of the flak belt we were raked from stem to stern from below. The enemy pilot made just about every hit count. We lost heat in the front center of the ship, suffered damage to the MUG ammo feed, and a hit to the starboard rudder. After landing we found we had taken a direct hit in the empty bomb bay. A few minutes earlier and we wouldn’t be here today. As mentioned, Monica didn’t so much as chirp on the return to Norwich. The runway was slick as we landed, sending us into a slight skid. However, I compensated and kept us between the lines.
Mission 3 - A-Alpha was under constant attack over the Channel. In succession an Me110 G4 traded shots with our gunners, with negligible damage meted out by both sides. Following the 110 a Dornier 217 J1 also exchanged rounds with us, with neither side making any impact on the other. Shortly after the exchange with the Dornier, another Me110 G4 attacked. Corporal Carlisle's guns jammed allowing an uncontested attack on us from 6 o'clock low. We took multiple hits to the tail surfaces and control cables. Most telling was the fire started in our right wing inboard fuel tank. The fire did not extinguish, so the crew needed to bail out. Of the seven members of the crew only the Navigator, F/O Woodward and the Tail Gunner, Cpl Carlisle, were rescued. The others were KIA or MIA.
1944 Mission Notes:
Mission 2 - The weather conditions going in and out of the target were horrendous. Going in we didn’t think we would find the target, nor home on the way back. The skies were quiet everywhere except over the target. Monica didn’t make a peep until we were approaching the target. Whatever it was it didn’t see us, nor us them. We were able to avoid the searchlights, but not the flak. Going in the bombsight was knocked out as were lining up. The rest of the hits did little more than scratch the paint or add minor ventilation. After a miserable drop of ordnance, we ran into heavy flak. Again, little more than scratched paint. Once out of the flak belt we were raked from stem to stern from below. The enemy pilot made just about every hit count. We lost heat in the front center of the ship, suffered damage to the MUG ammo feed, and a hit to the starboard rudder. After landing we found we had taken a direct hit in the empty bomb bay. A few minutes earlier and we wouldn’t be here today. As mentioned, Monica didn’t so much as chirp on the return to Norwich. The runway was slick as we landed, sending us into a slight skid. However, I compensated and kept us between the lines.
Mission 3 - A-Alpha was under constant attack over the Channel. In succession an Me110 G4 traded shots with our gunners, with negligible damage meted out by both sides. Following the 110 a Dornier 217 J1 also exchanged rounds with us, with neither side making any impact on the other. Shortly after the exchange with the Dornier, another Me110 G4 attacked. Corporal Carlisle's guns jammed allowing an uncontested attack on us from 6 o'clock low. We took multiple hits to the tail surfaces and control cables. Most telling was the fire started in our right wing inboard fuel tank. The fire did not extinguish, so the crew needed to bail out. Of the seven members of the crew only the Navigator, F/O Woodward and the Tail Gunner, Cpl Carlisle, were rescued. The others were KIA or MIA.
