September 3, 1944

    105 Halifaxes from 408, 415, 420, 425, 426, 427, and 432 squadrons attacked the German airfield at Volkel from between 14,000 to 16,000 feet. Over a million pounds of ordinance was dropped and the airfield was well hit.

    F/O H. Minhinnick from 408 squadron lost the stbd outer on return and was escorted to Woodbridge by two spitfires. A safe landing was made on 3 engines.
    F/Lt F. Smart and F/O V. Gilson landed at Stradishall on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/Lt J. Easton and W/Cdr R. McLernon landed at Sheppard’s Grove on return due to poor weather at base.
    P/O D. Snider landed at Bury St. Edmonds on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/O W. Shields, P/O D. Brown, P/O G. Harpwood, F/O H. Jones, F/Lt R. Clothier, P/O R. Harlow, F/O R. Bowhay, F/Lt J. Brown, and P/O D. Kennedy landed at Chedburgh on return due to poor weather at base.

    F/Sgt. W. Lane of 415 squadron returned to base as the port undercarriage and tail wheel would not stay retracted.
    P/O F. Forbes was hit by flak, there was holes in the windscreen. They landed at Sheppard’s Grove on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/O J. Britt was hit by flak, the bomb doors were damaged. They landed at Sheppard’s Grove on return due to poor weather at base.
    P/O W. McNeill lost the port outer on return. They landed safely at Stradishall on 3 engines on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/O W. Brown landed at Stradishall on return due to poor weather at base.
    P/O C. Chartier landed at Chedburgh on return due to poor weather at base.
    P/O R. Stevens, F/O J. Weir, P/O R. Gingrich, P/O D. Andrews, P/O J. Little, F/O H. Knobovitch, F/O J. Meagher, F/O C. Gue, and F/O R. Sierolawski landed at Sheppard’s Grove on return due to poor weather at base.

    F/O F. Beairsto of 420 squadron was hit by flak. There were holes in the bomb aimer's compartment but the crew was not injured. They landed at Little Snoring on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/Lt E. Heimpel landed at Bungay on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/O J. A. Sefton landed at Foulsham on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/O A. Caine, W/O2 W. McAdam, F/Lt V. Motherwell, F/O G. Haslop, F/O E. McCutcheon, F/Lt H. Damgaard, F/O C. Bennett, F/Lt T. Ainslie, F/O J. Bonner, P/O D. McLellan, F/O E. McKeown, and F/O W. English landed at Little Snoring on return due to poor weather at base.

    F/O M. Dugas from 425 squadron returned to base early as the port outer was u/s. A safe landing was made at base.
    All crews landed away due to poor weather at base.

    P/O W. Webster of 426 squadron lost the port outer outbound. Crew continued to the target and landed safely at Stradishall on return on 3 engines.
    P/O R. Lamb RCAF and crew, flying LW-206 coded OW-Q, went into a spin at 14,000 feet. The navigator, wireless op, and bomb aimer parachuted safely out. The Flt engineer, slipped out of his parachute and was killed. The mid-upper gunner had his parachute catch on the tail wheel and was also killed. The pilot and rear gunner were not able to vacate the aircraft and also perished. 

      Sgt. N. Robinson, RAF
      P/O R. Mallalue, RCAF
      P/O E. Longley, RCAF
      Sgt. R. Kipfer, RCAF
      Sgt. A. Willis, RCAF
      F/Sgt. W. Wright RCAF
    About 5 minutes after the aircraft hit the ground on the Duxford airfield, it exploded, killing a number of American personnel.

    P/O A. Bainard and P/O D. Irwin landed at Chedburgh on return due to poor weather at base.
    P/O L. Matton landed at Stradishall on return due to poor weather at base.
    P/O C. McKinstry landed at Woodbridge on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/O J. Sheridan landed at Sheppard’s Grove on return due to poor weather at base.
    P/O H. Thompson landed at Levenham on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/O H. Elder landed at Newmarket on return due to poor weather at base.
    P/O C. Hamilton, P/O A. McKay, F/O T. Fredrickson, F/O A. North, W/Cdr C. Burgess, and P/O L. Mann landed at Wratting Common on return due to poor weather at base.

    F/O J. Kicak of 427 Squadron was hit by flak. The port tire and fuel tanks were holed. They landed safely at Swanningham on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/O L. Ayers landed at North Creake on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/O D. Hepburn, F/O W. Brown, W/O2 R. McKenney, F/Lt A. Sherlock, F/Lt E. Sherlock, F/O W. Britton, F/O K. McCaskill, S/Ldr W. Moseley-Williams, F/O F. Brownell, F/O E. Mayo, F/Sgt G. Kirby, F/Lt G. Slocombe, and F/O L. Murphy landed at Swanningham on return due to poor weather at base.

    F/O V. Smith of 432 Squadron was hit by flak but it was not serious. They landed at Tempsford on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/O W. Saye landed at Stansted on return due to poor weather at base.
    F/Lt W. Tobias, F/O F. Jeffery, P/O R. Diamond, W/Cdr A. Lowe, F/O J. Webb, P/O A. Potter, F/O M. Krakowsky, Sgt L. McGuire, F/O J. Mills, F/O J. Gault, F/O R. Lawrenson, F/O V. Johnston, and F/Lt G. Larson landed at Tempsford on return due to poor weather at base.

    All aircraft landed away due to bad weather in Yorkshire. The airfields were Chedburgh, Stradishall, Sheppards Grove, Bury St. Edmonds, Little Snoring, Bungay, Foulsham, Wratting Common, Woodbridge, Newmarket, Levenham, North Creake, Swanningham, Stansted, and Tempsford.