Missions Flown
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Missions Flown
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NX611 "Just Jane" at East Kirkby
1943-06-28
Base:
Bardney
Destination:
Cologne
Took off:
2344
Landed:
0420
ED493
WS
-
A
9
Squadron
Bomb Load:
Bomb Load:
1 x 4000lb HC, 4 x 500lb MC, 48 x 30lb incendiaries, 660 x 4lb incendiaries.
Notes:
Notes:
At 0234 JU88 sighted green quarter at 150 yds, crossing to red quarter, not attacking. Both gunners fired, Enemy then seen to stall and subsequently dive in flames, exploding just as it entered cloud. JU88 claimed as destroyed at Gladbach. At 0250, unidentified enemy aircraft approached from dead astern. Lancaster commenced to corkscrew. Enemy lost to view and gunners did not fire. At 0255 ME109 attacked form red quarter up 300 yds. Lancaster took diving turn to Port, gunners fired, but no hits observed. Enemy last seen diving on green quarter. No damage sustained.
Crew
Position
Pilot
Flt Eng
Nav
Nav
Wop/AG
Air Gunner
Air Gunner
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Rank
F/O
Sgt
Sgt
Sgt
Sgt
Sgt
Sgt
Name
RF
DJ
AU
K
F
WE
SV
Service No.
122249
1801284
1250540
1095175
1025977
1085952
1576133
Service
RAFVR
RAFVR
RAFVR
RAFVR
RAFVR
RAFVR
RAFVR