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Pilot |
Cecil Barber |
Pi/Off. |
Navigator |
Donald Marshman |
F/LT. |
Bomb Aimer |
Albert Tanner |
F/LT. |
Engineer |
Mark Stagg |
WO2 |
Wireless/Gunner |
Patrick Dudley |
F/SGT |
Mid-Upper |
Ben Hope |
SGT |
Rear Gunner |
Tom Blackstone |
SGT |
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 |
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Target |
Result |
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Ludwigshafen |
On Target 50% |
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Sterkrade |
On Target 50% |
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Bingen |
On Target 96% |
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.Kaiserlautern |
On Target 30% |
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Wanne-Eickel |
Off Target 5% |
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.Munster |
Off Target 30% |
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Stetten |
On Target 40% |
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Neuss |
Off Target 10% |
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Sassnitz |
Off target 0% |
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Hanover |
On Target 30% |
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Mission 1 - Hit by flak over target heat out front center section. Attacked by JU88-G7 over target, undercarriage out, stbd elevator out, mid upper guns out mid upper gunner serious wound in head. Bombs on target 50%. Wheels up landing, but repairable for next sortie.
Mission 2 - Attacked by Do217 -n2 (shrage music) over target mid upper gunner SW. Tail gunner LW. Bombs on target 50%. electronics failure Zone 5 Mandrel and Monica out. attacked Zone 4 (Holland) by Do217-J1 (shrage music) Tail gunner SW succumbs to wounds and dies.Safe Landing, Mid upper gunner recovers from wounds for next mission.
Mission 3 - A real milk run: no fighters, no flak either way. Bombing on target 96%.
Mission 4 - Yet another milk run, No enemy fighters, and managed to avid flak. Bombing 30% on target. Home in one piece. All crew safe.
Mission 5 - Attacked by night fighter over Holland - fighter shot down. Hit by Flak over target port outer engine out. bombs off target 5%. safe landing.
Mission 6 - Another Milk run, light flak over target - no damage. no fighters seen. bombs off target 5%. Safe landing
Mission 7 - Attacked by Do217-N2 in Zone 7. no damage. Port outer engine hit by flak over target. Bomb run on target 40%. Journey home uneventful, safe landing.
Mission 8 - Another Milk run, Saw one night fighter Do-217, but it missed. no flak. unfortunately the bomb aimer was having a bad day so only 10%. landed safe. no casualties.
Mission 9 - Over target attacked by JU88 G7 (schrage musik) - Tail gunner wounded. light flak no damage. Target completely obscured bombs 0%. Zone 7 total electronic warfare failure. Attacked by flak zones 6 and 5, bomb bay hit. attacked by JU88 c6 zone 6 oxygen and wing root hits. Safe landing.
Mission 10 - Moderate Flak over target but no damage. Bombs on target 30%. Attacked on way home by HE219 (shrage musik), damage to port inner fuel tank, and control cables. safe landing.
Mission 11 - Milk run again. flak over target light. bombs off target 5%. Avoided night fighters on way home safe landing.
Mission 12 - Mission aborted over channel, hydraulic failure - bomb doors failure
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Result |
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Hanau |
Off Target 5% |
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Osnabruck |
Abort |
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