Steven K. Dixon 2022
Squadron: 104 Aircraft Name: K - Karen
Crew:
Mission AAR
Previous aircraft - Dolly with Ale - lost on mission to Mannheim.
Previous aircraft - Dolly with Ale 2 - was lost on mission to Warnemunde.
Previous Aircraft - Cynthia - lost during Rostock mission.
Previous Aircraft - Cynthia 2 lost on Lubeck Mission.
Previous aircraft - Whitby Warrior lost on Osnabruck mission
Previous Aircraft - GT-K Lost on Emden mission
Previous Aircraft - Sassy Lost on Berlin mission
Previous Aircraft - Miss Vera Lost on Bremen Mission
Previous Aircraft - Canuck - Lost on Peenemunde mission
Previous Aircraft - Bright Beach Fling - Lost on Aulnoye mission
Previous Aircraft - Scarecrow - Lost on Meulan-les-Mereaux mission
1943
Mission 16 - As K for Karen increased throttle for take-off, engine 2 burst into flames ! I immediately throttled back and Sgt. Gregory (flight engineer), hit the extinguisher button for engine 2. The fire was extinguished, but engine 2 was non-functional. I taxied off the main runway to get out of the way of the bombers taking off behind us. Mission aborted due to aircraft mal-function.
Mission 17 - In zone 4, we were hit by flak which simply put a couple of holes in us. However, we were attacked by what we believe to have been a Ju88; Sgt. Bridgeman did hit the E/A with a burst from his mid upper guns, but the E/A was not deterred from making his run at us; his cannon shells hit us, the worse causing the port inboard fuel tank to burst into flame. I immediately ordered crew of K for Karen to bail out. As far as I know, everyone got out. Several of us were very fortunate that a RN MGB was nearby, saw the burst of flames and motored towards us. The water was damn cold, but the tars were quick to get me out of the sea. I found out later that several other boats picked up a couple others of the crew (Tetley, Bridgeman, and Landscaster). I was given hot tea and two surprisingly delicious, as it was later found out, homemade oatcakes which had currents and a rather unhealthy dose of sugar in them. Seems one of the crew is a Scot with a talent for working the MGB galley. Anyhow, after several hours out at sea (the C.O. of the MGB, a chap named Lt. McIntyre, RNR, said we we heading in and their base was the port at Rye. I was checked out by a RN physicians mate, put on a lorry and driven to Rochester where I boarded a train which first went to London, then another train brought me to Norwich. And here I am, back at base. Glad to hear several of the other chaps made it back safely.
Previous aircraft - Dolly with Ale - lost on mission to Mannheim.
Previous aircraft - Dolly with Ale 2 - was lost on mission to Warnemunde.
Previous Aircraft - Cynthia - lost during Rostock mission.
Previous Aircraft - Cynthia 2 lost on Lubeck Mission.
Previous aircraft - Whitby Warrior lost on Osnabruck mission
Previous Aircraft - GT-K Lost on Emden mission
Previous Aircraft - Sassy Lost on Berlin mission
Previous Aircraft - Miss Vera Lost on Bremen Mission
Previous Aircraft - Canuck - Lost on Peenemunde mission
Previous Aircraft - Bright Beach Fling - Lost on Aulnoye mission
Previous Aircraft - Scarecrow - Lost on Meulan-les-Mereaux mission
1943
Mission 16 - As K for Karen increased throttle for take-off, engine 2 burst into flames ! I immediately throttled back and Sgt. Gregory (flight engineer), hit the extinguisher button for engine 2. The fire was extinguished, but engine 2 was non-functional. I taxied off the main runway to get out of the way of the bombers taking off behind us. Mission aborted due to aircraft mal-function.
Mission 17 - In zone 4, we were hit by flak which simply put a couple of holes in us. However, we were attacked by what we believe to have been a Ju88; Sgt. Bridgeman did hit the E/A with a burst from his mid upper guns, but the E/A was not deterred from making his run at us; his cannon shells hit us, the worse causing the port inboard fuel tank to burst into flame. I immediately ordered crew of K for Karen to bail out. As far as I know, everyone got out. Several of us were very fortunate that a RN MGB was nearby, saw the burst of flames and motored towards us. The water was damn cold, but the tars were quick to get me out of the sea. I found out later that several other boats picked up a couple others of the crew (Tetley, Bridgeman, and Landscaster). I was given hot tea and two surprisingly delicious, as it was later found out, homemade oatcakes which had currents and a rather unhealthy dose of sugar in them. Seems one of the crew is a Scot with a talent for working the MGB galley. Anyhow, after several hours out at sea (the C.O. of the MGB, a chap named Lt. McIntyre, RNR, said we we heading in and their base was the port at Rye. I was checked out by a RN physicians mate, put on a lorry and driven to Rochester where I boarded a train which first went to London, then another train brought me to Norwich. And here I am, back at base. Glad to hear several of the other chaps made it back safely.
Position |
Name |
Rank |
Pilot |
Boris Rudinski |
Pi/Of |
Wireless |
Calvin Devon |
SGT |
Tail Gunner |
Robert Tetley |
SGT |
Navigator |
Mark Landscaster |
SGT |
Mid-Upper |
Edward Bridgeman |
SGT |
Bomb Aimer |
Ruben Van Hoven |
SGT |
Engineer |
Christopher Gregory |
SGT |
Missions 1943:
Mission Number |
Target |
Result |
16 |
Bergerac, Fr. |
DNB - Abort |
17 |
Brunswick, Ge. |
DNB - Shot Down |
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Credited Kills: 1943
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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