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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

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