Jan 1943 Sorties
date (dd/mon/yr) target (Non-operational_ops_sometimes_listed) ac id pilot 2nd pilot navigator bomb aimer W/AG/OP RG time up time down status dispatched er bombed primary bombed alternate failed to bomb tgt failed to return landed away Time attacked primary Alt attacked primary bomb load (not_always_stated_usually_only_when_ac_lost) Intelligence debriefing (Some_letters_are_difficult_to_read_from_the_microfiche_dispite_being_typed)
03-Jun-43 Jellyfish HZ355 Ellison
Bailey Horton Nickolson Mullaney 2226 0437 dnco Yes No No No Yes No No

2 x 1,500 lb mines Veg. brought back, not able to ident. pier point, sea fog. 6/700 over garden. Vis. pierpoints ident. but not for long enough to make D.R. run. Mistook light pte, St. Mathien for Toulinquet, altered course & encountered flak, 1 mile S.E. of Toulinquet on next run encountered patches of fog and lost pierpoint.
03-Jun-43 Jellyfish HE430 Eames
Lapham Holmes Wright Milne 2225 0420 dco Yes No Yes No No No No
500 ft 2 x 1,500 lb mines Garden as ordered, 500 ft 0118, 081 degrees mag. Vis. clear, D.R. run from lighthouse 4816N 0444W (flashing green) clearly ident. Both parachutes seen to open. Successful trip. No opposition.
03-Jun-43 Jellyfish HE593 Conroy
Leitch Densmore Nelson Burns 2228 0432 dco Yes No Yes No No No No

2 x 1,500 lb mines Garden as ordered, vis. good, visual pierpoints on pte. De Toulinquet clearly ident, & parachute seen to open. Successful trip, no opposition.
03-Jun-43 Jellyfish HE865 Bruce
Lagesse Cawthorn Godden Strachan 2227 0423 dco Yes No Yes No No No No

2 x 1,500 lb mines Garden as ordered 4/55 miles - vis. pier point on lighthouse La Parquette, points de Toulinquet and 3 islands N.W. of D.P. 2 parachutes seen to open Sat. trip, very little opposition.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HE542 Davies
Campbell Zeidel Taillefer McLachlan 2308
ftr Yes No No No No Yes No

3 x 500 lb, 3 SBC, 8 x 30 lb ind., 90 x 4 lb incendiaries. Nothing heard of since leaving base.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HE981 Willey
Vann Evans Kettel Richardson 2311 0414 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0136 17,000 ft
Vis. good. Indent. by river Rhine ident PFF Red & Green Markers. Red markers in bomb siht seen to cascade. Own bombs not seen to explode. Pleased with trip, attack concentrated. Defences not up to standard over target PFF on time
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HE593 Conroy
Leitch Densmore Nelson Burns 2300
ftr Yes No No No No Yes No

4 SBC 8 x 30 lb and SBC 90 x 4 lb incend Nothing heard of this a/c since leaving base.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HF515 Southwood
Puffer Grover Blue Chalk 2309 0407 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0135 18,000 ft
About 2/10 cloud. Ground markers Red & Green seen to cascade. Centre of green markers in bomb sight. Saw several bomb bursts & attack seemed to be developing well.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf MS494 Wilton
Moore Welte Meyer Marshall 2307 0426 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0104 15,000 ft
Ident. by sky markers, red with green stars sky markers in bomb sight. 4,000 lb seen to explode. Target well alight good trip, route well selected.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HZ470 Eames
Lapham Holmes Wright Milne

dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0141 21,000 ft
Clear, some haze. Ident. by ground markers Red & Green & sky markers seen. 12 good fires already burning. did not see own burst but area was well alight. Successful trip. Aircraft tail damaged by flak.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HE915 Mills
Gwynne Johnston Boles Christenson 2259 0402 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0130 17,000 ft
Vis. good, hazy, PFF Red Marker flares also green & River Rhine visually indentified Red PFF markers in bomb sight & these were seen to cascade. Own bombs not seen to explode. Attack expected to be a concentrated one.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HE430 Rawson Johnston Kerr McIntosh Smith Jakeman 2259 0432 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0140 17,500 ft
No cloud, vis. good, hazy, Ident. by River Rhine, visually & PFF Red & Green T.I. markers. Own bombs not seen to explode. Target area well alight in a concentrated area.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HZ363 Elliot
Cairns Armitage McPhaden Ovellette 2309 0409 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0137 17,000 ft
Thin layer cloud. Ident. by Red & Green markers. Centre of green markers in bomb sight. No bombs seen to burst, but great number of fires burning in target area, seemed a real good job.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HE865 Pentony Sneath Messenger Keay Craig Fitzgerald 2256 0348 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0132 17,000 ft
Target area clear. Ident. by ground marks T.I. Red. Ground markers Red in bomb sight - several fires burning on arrival, increased as a/c came away. Attack developing well.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HE992 Smith
Pass Nelson Abbott Davis 2310 0438 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0139 18,000 ft
Vis. clear. Ident. by PFF sky markers & ground markers Green & Red. Red markers seen to cascade and in bomb sight when bombs dropped. One large explosion seen at 0137.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HZ354 Lancaster Hingston Hale Boyes Thom Rabinovitch 2312 0352 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0136 17,000 ft
Vis. good, hazy, Ident. PFF Red & Green T.I. markers & River Ruhr visually. Red PFF markers in bomb sight seen to cascade, own bombs not seen to explode. One large fire seen on Eastern edge of PFF markers. Very pleased with attack.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HE429 Kennedy Mitchell McConnell-Jones Begg Walker Chard 2258 0415 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0135 18,000 ft
Clear with ground haze. Ident. by PFF Ground Markers Red & Green & sky markers. Red ground marked in bomb sight at time of bombing. S/L (my note: search lights) were ineffective PFF well on time and attack seemed concentrated.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HZ312 Savard O'Leary McIntyre Laberge Allen Bonefant 2255 0429 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0142 18,000 ft
Vis. good, smoke & haze. Ident. by PFF Red & Green markers, also sky markers red PFF markers in bomb sight seen to cascade. Own bombs not seen to burst. Pleased with trip. PFF techique satisfactory over target.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HZ355 Ellison
Bailey Horton Nicholson Mullaney 2301
ftr Yes No No No No Yes No

3 x 500 lb, 3 SBC with 8 x 30 lb and 3 SBC with 90 x 4 lb incendiaries Nothing heard of this aircraft since leaving base.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HF541 Bruce
Lagesse Cawthorn Godden Strachan 2303 0120 dnco Yes Yes No No No No Yes


Returned warly owning to engine trouble & landed at Gt. Ashfield. Furthest point reach 5150N 0341E S/bd (my note: starboard) engine cut out completely. Prt engine talet cut out interminttently at 0230 unable to flt a/c about 9,000 ft so decided to carry on to taret at that height. Eng. cut completely on reaching Dutch coast so jettisoned & ret'd Pt. eng. cut at English coast.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HF541 Brinton
Dilworth Frost Meech Clowes 2302 0345 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0127 17,000 ft
Good vis. 3/10 low cloud, Ident. PFF identification, but markers has burnt out by time of arrival. Concentration of incend. in bomb sight. Bombing seemed well concentrated on T.I.s.
11-Jun-43 Dusseldorf HE993 Smalley
Garvey Lehman Montgomerie Marks 2306 0359 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0130 10,000 ft
Vis. clear, Ident. by PFF markers Red and Green & visual by bend in river. Bombed with red marker in bombsight. Marker seen to cascade. Four large explosions seen, good fire concentration.
12-Jun-43 Nectarine HE865 Lancaster
Hales Boyes Thom Rabinovitch 2330 0330 dnco Yes No No No Yes No No

2 x 1,500 lb mines Veg. brought back dropping position out of range - furthest point reach 5349N 0630E 0113 hp, vis clear. Trip uneventful except for attack by presumed flak ship or possible E. boat.
12-Jun-43 Nectarine
Heyes
Lewis Banks Impey Monty 2329 0325 dnco Yes No No No Yes No No

2 x 1,500 lb mines Veg. brought back owing to losing range on gee, furthest point reached 5345N 0540E 0113 hp. Vis. misty uneventful trip, unable to plant veg as gee u/s.
12-Jun-43 Nectarine HZ312 Pentony
Messenger Astbury Craig Fitzgerald 2331 2340 er Yes Yes No No No No No

2 x 1,500 lb mines Circled a/d (my note: aerodrome) when gee wnt u/s (m n: unserviceable), landed, fixed gee but was not allowed to take off as a/c 20 min late. Confident that sortie could have been completed had the a/c been allowed to take off.
12-Jun-43 Nectarine
Mills
Gwynne Johnston Boles Christinson 2332 0319 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0113 700 ft 2 x 1,500 lb mines Veg. planted as ordered, 087 deg. Mag. 1D 8160 vis. good. veg planted after D.R. run from gee fix. 2 parachutes seen to open. Sat. trip.
13-Jun-43 Jellyfish HE515 Eames
Lapham Holmes Wright Milne 2216 0427 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0129 700 ft 2 x 1,500 lb mines Veg. planted as ordered. 3-5/10 cloud. Bright moonlight, good visibility. Lighthouse clearly seen D.R. xxx mn to droppong point. Homed on pin point on Gee. 2 parachutes seen to open.
13-Jun-43 Jellyfish HE429 Kennedy
McConnell-Jones Begg Walker Chard 2230 0434 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0134 700 ft 2 x 1,500 lb mines Veg. planted as ordered. 6/10 cloud, good visability. Lighthouse seen D.R. run made to dropping point. 2 parachutes seen to open.
13-Jun-43 Jellyfish HE992 Floren
Jamberg Astbury Johnson Leone 2219 0447 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0140 700 ft 2 x 1,500 lb mines Veg. planted as ordered. 7/10 cloud, good visability. Lighthouse visually identified D.R. run made from there to dropping point. 2 parachutes seen to open.
13-Jun-43 Jellyfish HE865 Willey
Vann Tucker Kettel Richardson 2218 0428 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0125 500 ft 2 x 1,500 lb mines Veg. planted as order. 10/10 cloud, Good vis. moonlight. Identified by lighthouse & D.R. run to dropping point. Both veg. seen to drop into see.
13-Jun-43 Jellyfish HZ312 Pentony
Messenger Benner Craig Fitzgerald 2217 0420 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0123 700 ft 2 x 1,500 lb mines Veg. planted as ordered. No cloud, moonlight, good visability. Pin point on lighthouse and D.R. run from there. Both parachutes seen to open.
13-Jun-43 Jellyfish
Heyes
Lewis Banks Impey Monty 2215 0431 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0131 700 ft 2 x 1,500 lb mines Veg. planted as ordered. 9/10 cloud, Moderate vis. Patches of moonlight. Pin point on lighthouse and D.R. run to display position. Both parachutes seen to open.
14-Jun-43 Sea Search HZ354 O'Leary
Peart Keay Reynolds Hicics 1253 1750 dco Yes No No No No No No


Nothing to report
14-Jun-43 Sea Search HF514 Smith
Pass Nelson Abbott Davis 1251 1759 dco Yes No No No No No No


Nothing to report.
14-Jun-43 Sea Search HF901 Hingston
Bean Lockhead Williams Vilim 1248 1301 dnco Yes Yes No No No No No


Returned early.
14-Jun-43 Sea Search HE993 Smalley
Garvey Lehman Montgomerie Marks 1241 1719 dco Yes No No No No No No


Nothing to report.
14-Jun-43 Sea Search HZ519 Murray
Phillips Paul Mallon Stuffco 1257 1927 dco Yes No No No No No No


Nothing to report.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HF515 Kennedy
McConnel-Jones Begg Walker Chard 2324 0352 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0146 18,000 ft
No cloud, own bombs not seen to explode, good trip, raid appeared to be concentrated.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HF457 Murray
Phillips Paul Moden Stuffco 2333 0404 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0149 18,000 ft
No cloud, moonlight. Own bombs not seen to explode. Many fires starting well concentrated with black smoke spreading glow of fires seen from Dutch coast on return.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HZ354 Lancaster
Hale Boyes Thom Rabinovitch 2338 0411 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0148 17,000 ft
Vis. good. bombs released with this marker in sight. Large column of smoke & fires seen from Dutch coast. Concentrated and successful trip. Considerable night fighter activity.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HZ520 Eames
Lapham Holmes Wright Milne 2336
ftr Yes No No No No Yes No

1 x 4,000 lb bomb Nothing heard of this a/c since leaving base.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld MS474 Johnston
Clarke Frost Lortic Elliott

dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0149 17,500 ft
Vis. good. Own bombs not seen to explode, well concentrated fires in target area. Very successful and well concentrated. (My note: take off and landing time not listed)
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HE915 French
Deroseroll Greco Miles Salmon 2326 0425 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0153 17,500 ft
No cloud, good vis. Own bombs not seen to explode. Good fires had taken hold and attack was nicely concentrated. Defences light, but night fighters active.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HE981 Lown
Sieffert Wood Rhodes Calder 2327
ftr Yes No No No No Yes No

32 x 40 lb, 450 x 4 lb incend. Nothing heard of this a/c since leaving base.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HE430 Rawson
Kerr McIntosh Smith Jakeman 2323 0358 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0148 16,000 ft
Vis. good. Own bombs not seen to explode, 4 good fires taken hold. Appeared to be developing into a nicely concentrated attack. Night fighter activity.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HZ517 deBussac
Spence Follows Coe Palmatier 2335
ftr Yes No No No No Yes No

1 x 4,000 lb bomb Nothing heard of this a/c since leaving base.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HZ519 Star
Kopchuk O'Reilly Orlinski Parkinson 2337
ftr Yes No No No No Yes No

1 x 4,000 lb bomb Nothing heard of this a/c since leaving base.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HF541 Smith
Pass Nelson Abbott Blakman 2330 0008 dnco Yes Yes No No No No No


Returned early, engines u/s. Furthest point reached 5358N 0030W at 2351 hrs.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HE993 O'Leary
Peary Jarvis Meech Hicks 2332 0105 dnco Yes Yes No No No No No


Returned early, furthest point reached 5410N - 0003E.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HE865 Chipling Bowen Baker Benner Edmonds Litson 2325 0406 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0148 18,000 ft
No cloud, vis. good, ground haze, or smoke. Own bombs not seen to explode, attack was concentrated in and around markers.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HZ312 Heys
Lewis Banks Impey Monty 2328 0341 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0145 17,800 ft
No cloud, moonlight vis. good. Own bombs not seen to explode. An uneventful and successful trip. Very pleased with navigation.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HE992 Sneath
Clarke Drummond-Hay Hindley Hills 2344 0425 dnco Yes Yes No No No No No


Returned to base owing to engine trouble. Furthest point reached Gelze 0137 hrs.
21-Jun-43 Krefeld HE350 Clark
Blakman Smart Stabes Morgan 2329 0347 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0143 14,500 ft
2/10 cloud, vis. good, moonlight. Incend. were burning and attack appeared to be good, fires seen from Dutch Coast. Defences improved on leaving target but slight before we bombed.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HE915 French
Derosenroll Greco Miles Salman 2329 0421 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0142 17,500 ft
Clear, vis. good, Did not see result of own bombing, many fires in target area, a very successful trip.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HE495 Kennedy
McConnel-Jones Begg Walker Chard 2340 0400 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0134 18,000 ft
Vis. good. Did not see results of own bombing. Saw one particular large fire burning in target area. Successful trip.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HE365 Brinton
Gamberg Brooks Reynolds McLaren 2333 0356 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0135 16,000 ft
Vis Very good. Own bombs not seen to explode. A very successful raid.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HE430 Rawson
Kerr McIntosh Smith Jakeman 2330 0411 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0141 16,500 ft
Weather good. Own bombs not seen to explode. Many dark read fires concentrated around. Raid was good, but routing over Duisberg was bad. Much flak & S/L at Duisburg.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HF515 Pendelton
Fieldstead Jarvis White Pierce 2332 0218 er Yes Yes No No No No No


Returned early owing to engine trouble. Furthest point reached 53.25N 02.15E.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HF457 Sneath
Clarke Drummond-Hay Hindley Hills 2338
ftr Yes No No No No Yes No

3 x 500, 24x30, 270 x 4 lb bomb Nothing heard of this a/c since leaving base.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HZ354 Heyes
Lewis Banks Impey Monty 2334 0417 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0136 17,500 ft
Godd vis. no cloud, Own bombs not seen to explode. Tremendous explosion in N. end of town. Target a mass of fires. Hole in port wing.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HE993 Murray
Phillips Paul Moden
2339 0414 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0149 17,500 ft
No cloud, smoke, moonlight. Own bombs not seen to explode. Target well on fire attack reasonable concentrated. Sat. trip.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HZ312 Savard
McIntyre Laberge Allen Bonenfant 2328
ftr Yes No No No No Yes No

40 x 30 lb & 360 x 4 lb incendiaries Nothing heard of this a/c since leaving base.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HE865 Bowen
Posner Forsyth Brown Rodgers 2336 0407 dco Yes No No No No Yes No 0141 18,000 ft
No cloud, moonlight, vis. good. Own bombs not seen to explode. One large explosion deep red glow in centre of markers gee u/s. Defence moderate for target.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HF514 Smith
Pass Nelson Abbott Blackman 2331 0352 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0133 19,000 ft
No cloud, moonlight, hazy. Own bombs not seen to explode. Defences quite heavy over Ruhr nut not over target. Night fighters activity strong.
22-Jun-43 Steelhead HE992 Johnson
Clarke Frost Lortie Elliott 2337 0243 er Yes Yes No No No No No


Returne early owning to intercom failure to rear turret & rear gunner suffering from frost bite. Furthest point reached 52.55N 02.38E.
23-Jun-43 Sea Search HE865 Pentony
Messenger Jarvis Craig Fitzgerald 0856 1245 dco Yes No No No No No No


Nothing to report
23-Jun-43 Sea Search HF514 Floren
Baker Astbury Johnston Leone 0857 1205 dco Yes No No No No No No


Nothing to report
23-Jun-43 Sea Search HE915 Brinton Pendleton Blackman Rothera Reynolds Pierce 0859 1251 dco Yes No No No No No No


Nothing to report. (My note: This sortie took 7 crew including a 2nd pilot and 2 WO/AG's: White and Pierce.
23-Jun-43 Sea Search HE992 O'Leary
Puffer Smyth Meech Hicks 0858 1249 dco Yes No No No No No No


Nothing to report
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal HZ521 O'Leary
Peart Keay Meech Hicks 2306
ftr Yes No No No No Yes No

1 x 4,000 lb Nothing heard of this a/c since leaving base.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal MS474 Southwood
Puffer Grover Blue Chalk 2307 0307 dnco Yes Yes No Yes No No No


Primary not attacked. Turned back owing to engine trouble. Furthest point reached 51.22N 04.31E at 0053. Haamsed A'drome attacked 14,000 ft at 0106 hrs Vis. good. Bomb seen to burst at east end of runway.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal HE992 Floren
Gamberg Astbury Johnston Leone 2304 0451 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0125 16,000 ft
No cloud, some smoke, haze, vis. generally good. Bombs not seen to explode. Many incendiaries burning. Attack well concentrated.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal HE430 Pendleton
Collins White Jarvis Pierce 2251 0435 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0113 17,500 ft
No cloud, smoke, no moon. Bombs not seen to burst. Incendiaries covered target area and attack was developing well. Fires seen from Dutch coast on return journey.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal HE915 Clark
Blackman Smart Stables Morgan 2302 0203 dnco Yes Yes No No No No No


Returned early on account of starboard engine trouble. Furthest point reached 51,54N 0302E at 0032 bombs jettisoned.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal HF495 Kennedy
McConnell-Jones Begg Walker Chard 2249 0415 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0113 18,500 ft
Bombs not seen to burst. Food fires left burning.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal HF541 Heyes
Lewis Rothera Impey Monty 2250 0431 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0113 17,000 ft
Clear over target, vis. good. Concentrated attack. On return journey one large red glow with smoke rising to 8,000 ft. Successful trip.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal HF514 Murray
Phillips Paul Moden Stuffco 2252 0423 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0108 18,500 ft
No cloud over target. No moon. Ground haze. Own bombs not seen to burst. Numerous incendiaries covered target area. Attack concentrated.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal HE365 Lancaster
Hale Boyes Thom Rabinovitch 2253 0159 dnco Yes Yes No No No No No


Returned early on account of engine trouble. Furthest point reached 51, 45N. 03,21E. Bombs jettisoned, mission unsuccessful.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal HE350 Smith
Pass Nelson Abbott Blackman 2247 0428 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0114 17,000 ft
No cloud, no moon, haze. Own bombs not seen to burst. Defences moderate.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal HE993 Pentony
Messenger Smyth Craig Fitzgerald 2248 0407 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0112 14,000 ft
Smoke, no moon at time of bombing. Numerous incendiaries covered the target area in a concentrated attack and some fires had already taken hold. Defences moderate. Route well chosen.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal HE865 Bowen
Posner Forsyth Brown Rodgers 2307 0410 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0126 17,000 ft
Weather good. Mass of fires. Black smoke up to 16,000 ft. aircraft went through smoke over target. A very good effort.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal JA111 Willey
Vann Tucker Kettel Richardson 2309 0502 dco Yes No No No Yes No No


Primary reached but not attacked as bomb hung up. Vis. clear. Good concentration of fires. Bomb hung up. Cause unknown. Believed due to flak damage. Heavy flak damage in Astro dome, rear turret damaged. Bomb jettisoned by manual release.
24-Jun-43 Wuppertal LN281 Johnston
Clarke Frost Lortie Elliott 2308 0354 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0130 17,000 ft
Ground haze. Target well alight. Crashed on landing due to burst tyre. Both propellers and starboard wing and bomb doors damaged. A very successful operation.
25-Jun-43 Gelsenkirchen HF495 Smith
Pass Nelson Abbott Blackman 2335 0450 dco Yes No Yes No No No Yes 0140 17,500 ft
Encounter with ME110. Aircraft caught fire and W/Op and B/A injured by enemy gunfire. Fire extinguished by aircraft diving. Crash landed at Hardwick.(My note: Smith and Clark both show AC serial number as HF495)
25-Jun-43 Gelsenkirchen HF495 Clark
Blackman Smart Stables Morgan 2337 0403 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0137 17,500 ft
Own results not observed. Glow of fires seen. (My note: Smith and Clark both show AC serial number as HF495)
25-Jun-43 Gelsenkirchen HF514 Pendleton
Collins Jarvis White Pierce 2346 0414 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0138 17,500 ft
Own results not observed. Glow of fires seen. (My note: bombload not stated)
25-Jun-43 Gelsenkirchen HE992 Floren
Gemberg Astbury Johnston Leone 2342 0419 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0140 17,500 ft
Own results not observed.(My note: bombload not stated)
25-Jun-43 Gelsenkirchen MS474 Southwood
Puffer Grover Blue Chalk 2336 0409 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0142 18,000 ft
Haze above cloud. Own results not observed. Large red glow seen. Successful trip. (My note: bombload not stated)
26-Jun-43 Jellyfish HE865 Chipling
Baker Benner Edmonds Litson 2233 0409 dco Yes No Yes No No No No

2 X 1500lb mines Vegetables planted as ordered. One parachute seen to open.
26-Jun-43 Jellyfish HF514 Murray
Phillips Paul Moden Stuffco 2231 0428 dco Yes No Yes No No No No

2 X 1500lb mines Vegetables planted as ordered. Both parachutes seen to open.
26-Jun-43 Jellyfish HF541 Bruce
Lagesse Cawthorn Godden Strachan 2232 0438 dco Yes No No No Yes No No

2 X 1500lb mines Vegetables brought back. Unable to obtain satisfactory pinpoint and unable to locate Toulinquet.
26-Jun-43 Jellyfish HF600 French
Derosenroll Greco Miles Salmon 2234 0423 dco Yes No Yes No No No No

2 X 1500lb mines Vegetables planted as ordered. Vis. moderate. Parachute not seen to open. Both mines seen to enter sea by splashes. Successful trip.
28-Jun-43 Cologne JA111 Southwood
Puffer Grover Blue Chalk 2315 0439 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0200 18,000 ft
Large fires reflected on cloud. (My note: bombload not stated)
28-Jun-43 Cologne HE865 Willey
Vann Tucker Kettel Richardson 2311 0421 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0158 16,000 ft
Glow of fire seen. (My note: no bombload stated)
28-Jun-43 Cologne HE993 Pentony
Messenger Smyth Craig Fitzgerald 2320 0355 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0201 16,500 ft
No results observed. (My note: no bombload stated)
28-Jun-43 Cologne HE350 Turcotte
Ford Stokes Tupper Lafoy 2316 0429 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0155 18,000 ft
Results visible. Few holes in wings. (My note: no bombload stated)
28-Jun-43 Cologne HE991 Bruce
Lagesse Cawthorn Godden Strachan 2310 2359 dnco Yes Yes No No No No No


Returned early - starboard engine went u/s just after aircraft set course. Furthest point reached 54.05 N 00.01 E at 2345 hrs at 5,000 ft. Jettisoned load safe.(My note: bombload not stated)
28-Jun-43 Cologne HF541 Bowen
Posner Forsyth Brown Gilfeather 2314 0431 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0158 17,000 ft
Vis. good. Own results not observed. Defence moderate. (My note: bombload not stated)
28-Jun-43 Cologne HE992 Floren
Gamberg Astbury Johnston Leone 2312 0431 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0200 17,500 ft
Red glow seen through cloud. Small flak hole and trailing aerial shot away. (My note: bombload not stated)
28-Jun-43 Cologne HF600 Malome
Thurmeier Allester Grieve Hamilton 2313 0427 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0204 18,000 ft
Glow of fires seen as leaving target. 2 JU88s seen. Successful trip. (My note: bombload not stated)
28-Jun-43 Cologne HE430 Jones
Armstrong Evans Legault Lajeunesse 2318 0432 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0201 19,000 ft
Own results not observed. Glow from numerous fires seen. Attack appeared scattered. (My note: bombload not stated)
28-Jun-43 Cologne HF514 Hingston
Fieldsted Lockhead Williams Vilim 2321 0200 dco Yes Yes No No No No No


Returned early. Inter.com. dim. Furthest point reached 5 miles west of Orfordness at 0037 hrs from 5,000 ft. (My note: bombload not stated)
28-Jun-43 Cologne HE915 Kennedy
McConnell-Jones Begg Walker Chard 2317 0420 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0204 18,000 ft
Attacked primary at 0204 from 18,000 ft. Believed. (My note: bombload not stated)
28-Jun-43 Cologne MS474 Johnson
Clark Frost Lortie Elliott 2319 0426 dco Yes No Yes No No No No 0200

Attacked primary at 0200 hrs. Fires seen. (My note: no altitude given & bombload not stated))