F/O H. Jones and crew flying Lancaster II LL-700 coded EQ-J was attacked by a ME-109, there was no claim or damage. F/Lt J. Easton and crew flying Lancaster II DS-848 coded EQ-D was attacked twice by JU-88s. Their starboard inner engine was damaged, flap and fuel tanks holed. Strikes were seen on both enemy aircraft. W/O1 C. McLeod and crew, flying Lancaster II DS-730 coded EQ-K, were attacked by a JU-88 on return. The pilot and Sgt J. Innes RAF, the F/Eng were injured. The Lancaster suffered serious damage to the bomb bay, hydraulics. The port and stbd inner engines were u/s. They landed without further incident at Woodbridge. P/O G. Boehmer RCAF–POW and crew, flying Lancaster II DS-634 coded EQ-A, failed to return from this operation. >
W/O2 L. Phipps RCAF–POW F/Sgt E. Goodwin RCAF Sgt L. Rourke RAF–POW Sgt A. Ducharme RCAF–POW F/O S. Coffey RCAF–POW F/Sgt E. Wulff RCAF–POW F/O D. Ryan RCAF and crew, flying Lancaster II LL-687 coded EQ-M, failed to return from this operation.
P/O R. Whiston RCAF P/O A. Durnin RCAF F/Lt G. Croucher RCAF P/O J. Blais RCAF P/O H. Truscott RCAF P/O J. Imrie RCAF P/O J. McCaffrey RCAF and crew, flying Lancaster II LL-725 coded EQ-C, failed to return from this operation.
P/O R. Mitchell RCAF F/O G. Cameron RCAF P/O A. Marsden RCAF P/O L. Cassidy RCAF F/Sgt A. Candline RCAF Sgt G. Harvey RAF S/Ldr G. Latimer RCAF and crew, flying Halifax VII NP-716 coded EQ-P, failed to return from this operation.
2nd/Lt A. Hauzenberger USAAF W/O1 J. Dingwall RCAF F/O Q. Grierson RCAF F/O C. McDougall RCAF F/O J. Guthrie RCAF 16 Crews from 415 Squadron departed base at between 22:16
and 22:49hrs, they were over the target between 01:12 and 01:18hrs;
returning to base at between 03:46 and 04:25hrs. P/O D. Andrews RCAF and crew from 415 Squadron, flying
Halifax III MZ-686
coded 6U-U, had the stbd outer quit at 105 mph. They swerved off the
runway, broke in half, caught fire and exploded.
Sgt V. Valde RCAF W/O2 J. Pelletier RCAF W/O2 R. Evans RCAF Sgt J. MacDonald RCAF Sgt G. Grant RAF F/Sgt J. Conroy RCAF P/O J. Little and crew flying Halifax III MZ-690 coded 6U-X
was attacked
4 times by a single engine unidentified enemy aircraft, there was no
claim
or damage.
Sgt A. MacIver RAF F/O G. Renaud RCAF Sgt R. Harvey RCAF–POW P/O G. Reason RCAF P/O A. Prosofsky RCAF P/O L. McElroy RCAF P/O W. Robertson RCAF This was 415 Squadron’s first operation since moving over from Coastal Command. F/O J. Anderson and crew from 419 Squadron flying Lancaster
X KB-732
coded VR-X was attacked by an FW-190, it was claimed damaged as the
engine
was smoking badly, 50 miles out over the North Sea.
Sixteen crews from 420 Squadron departed base at between 22:05 and 22:40hrs, they wre over the target at between 01:13 and 01:20hrs, returning to base at between 03:32 and 04:37hrs. F/O F. Beairsto and crew from 420 Squadron flying Halifax
III LW-388
coded PT-D was attacked by a JU-88, there was no claim or damage.
F/O E. Smith RCAF–POW F/O V. Hubbard RCAF P/O J. Unger RCAF F/Sgt J. Wintemute RCAF–POW F/Sgt C. Batt RAF–POW P/O N. Novak RAF Ten crews from 424 Squadron departed base at between 22:12 and 22:43hrs, they were over the target at between 01:10 and 01:12hrs, returning to base at between 03:44 and 04:29hrs. W/Cdr J. Blane RCAF and crew from 424 Squadron, flying Halifax III LV-997 coded QB-E, failed to return from this operation.
W/O2 J. Burns RCAF–POW F/O R. Smyth RCAF–POW F/Lt C. Kerr RCAF–POW F/Sgt W. Mylchreest RCAF–POW P/O J. Power RCAF Eighteen crews from 425 Squadron departed base at between 22:05 and 22:35hrs, they were over the target at between 01:13 and 01:19hrs, returning to base at between 03:55 and 04:45hrs. F/Lt J. A. Cote and crew, flying Halifax III LW-414 coded
KW-E, returned early as the port outer was
u/s. They landed safely at base on 3 engines.
P/O J. Gibson RCAF P/O W. Murray RCAF P/O B. Welsh RCAF P/O P. Poulos RCAF P/O E. Fairey RCAF P/O J. Howell RCAF P/O V. Vincent RCAF and crew, flying Halifax III MZ-712 coded KW-S, failed to return from this operation.
P/O H. Vanderveen RCAF P/O F. Watson RCAF P/O B. Betts RCAF P/O L. Image RCAF P/O F. Dalessandro RCAF P/O R. Patterson RCAF P/O W. Vance RCAF F/Lt B. Hughes from 426 Squadron returned early as the
oxygen system
was u/s.
Sgt T. Lock RAF F/O C. Hostetler RCAF F/O R. Cuff RCAF F/O G. Fewtrell RCAF–POW P/O C. Merritt RCAF P/O L. Tarpley RCAF P/O P. Eagles RCAF and crew, flying Halifax VII LW-208 coded OW-U, failed to return from this operation.
P/O A. Jackson RCAF F/O J. Spearin RCAF P/O E. Colp RCAF P/O M. Lowick RCAF P/O R. Vatcher RCAF Eighteen crews from 427 Squadron departed base at between 22:05 and 22:45hrs, they were over the target at between 01:11 and 01:16hrs, returning to base at between 03:45 and 04:20hrs. F/O G. Plyley and crew, flying Halifax III LV-902 coded
ZL-T, were attacked by a unidentified aircraft and an ME-109, there was
no
damage, but the ME-109 was set on fire and dove down in flames.
F/O J. McRobb RCAF F/O H. Wright RCAF P/O R. Nelson RCAF P/O H. Legary RCAF P/O F. Plecan RCAF Seventeen crews from 428 Squadron departed base at between
22:01 and 22:41hrs, they were over the target at between 01:12 and
01:17hrs, returning to base at between 03:40 and 04:40hrs. W/O2 W. Tynan and crew, flying Lancaster X KB-768 coded
NA-E were attacked by a FW-190, there was no damage, but some strikes
were
seen.
P/O A. Attewell RCAF P/O J. Urquhart RCAF P/O T. Murdoch RCAF F/Lt B. Smith RAF P/O H. Adams RCAF P/O F. Thaine RCAF F/O D. Depew from 429 Squadron returned early as the port
outer was
u/s. They landed safely at base on 3 engines.
Seventeen crews from 431 Squadron departed base at between
22:08 and 22:34hrs, they were over the target at between 01:11 and
01:18hrs, returning to base at between 03:34 and 04:05hrs. F/O R. Holden and crew, flying Halifax III NA-550 coded SE-U, returned early as they were attacked by an enemy aircraft. The Halifax was seriously damaged and Sgt F. Clay RCAF, the rear gunner, was injured. They went into a vertical dive of about 8,000 to 10,000 feet and F/O G. Johnston RCAF, the bomb aimer,Sgt W. Niven RCAF, Mid upper gunner, and F/O A. Cameron RCAF, the navigator bailed out. The pilot was able to recover and make a safe return, landing at Strubby. F/Lt F. Badgery and crew flying Halifax III NA-499 coded
SE-W was attacked
by a JU-88, there was no claim, but the port wing and fuel tank was
holed.
P/O G. Sidebottom RCAF F/O G. Miles RCAF P/O J. Smith RCAF Sgt G. Cuffe RCAF–POW P/O W. Windsor RCAF F/O J. Harris RCAF and crew, flying Halifax III MZ-597 coded SE-B, failed to return from this operation.
F/O E. Gill RCAF–POW Sgt F. Brown RCAF–POW Sgt C. Eastwood RAF–POW F/O A. Mills RCAF P/O T. Grant RCAF–POW P/O J. Gustafson RCAF and crew, flying Halifax III LK-845 coded SE-J, failed to return from this operation.
F/O W. McDonald RCAF P/O R. Stone RAF P/O J. Gardner RCAF P/O R. Miller RCAF P/O K. Miller RCAF F/O J. Collver RCAF and crew, flying Halifax III MZ-589 coded SE-H, failed to return from this operation.
F/O N. Bailey RCAF F/O M. MacFarlane RCAF P/O W. Sorel RCAF P/O R. Leman RCAF P/O N. Jermey RCAF P/O W. Aldred RCAF and crew, flying Halifax III LK-833 coded SE-R, failed to return from this operation.
F/O S. Redmond RCAF–POW P/O C. Karrel RCAF P/O J. Eadinger RCAF P/O D. Miller RCAF P/O K. Murray RCAF This was the worst night for 431 Squadron as they lost 5 crews. Seventeen crews fro 432 Squadron departed base at between
22:17 and 22:51hrs, they were over the target at between 01:12 and
01:17hrs, returning to base at between 03:37 and 04:27hrs. P/O R. Card and crew, flying Halifax VII NP-691 coded
QO-V, were attacked twice by an unidentified enemy aircraft, there was
no
claim or damage.
P/O E. Bishop RCAF P/O W. Brown RCAF P/O H. Lewis RCAF P/O F. Burgess RCAF P/O J. Cook RCAF F/O J. Linklater and crew from 433 Squadron flying Halifax
III HX-275
coded BM-S was attacked by an unidentified single and twin engine enemy
aircraft, there was no claim or damage. One appeared to be firing
rockets.
F/O W. Martineau RCAF–POW F/O R. James RCAF–POW W/O1 J. Robertson RCAF–POW P/O T. Owen RCAF P/O R. Robinson RCAF
F/O H. Patterson RCAF F/O J. Wallace RCAF P/O J. Murphy RCAF P/O N. Cowan RCAF P/O H. Mason RCAF F/O I. Alexander RCAF and crew, flying Halifax III LW-596 coded WL-Z, failed to return from this operation.
F/O J. Sherrill RCAF F/O E. Chapman RCAF F/O J. Gelinas RCAF P/O L. McEachern RCAF P/O G. Larsen RCAF As well as the crews that went to Hamburg, 5 Halifaxes from 424 Squadron were ordered on a mining operation to Heligoland. The crews were over the garden at between 12,000 and 15,000 feet, sowing 20@1500 lb mines. F/O M. Tidy returned early as they could not find the
pinpoint.
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