JA868

Lancaster Mk. I

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BERLIN

WO M.J. Graham

Target: Built-up Area. Hit by flak

BERLIN

WO C.C. Rollins

Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb, 56x 30lb incendiaries, 1122x 4lb incendiaries Boston logbook says UL-C (2?)

AIR TEST

Plt Off R.J. Edie

BERLIN

Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden

Target: Built-up Area

BERLIN

Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden

Target: Built-up Area. Returned early - engine trouble. Landed Stradishall

STRADISHALL TO ELSHAM WOLDS

Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden

Returned from diversion

STETTIN

Sqn Ldr M.R. Attwater

Target: Built-up area. COMBAT - Attacked by Me210

BRUNSWICK

Sqn Ldr M.R. Attwater

Target: Built-up area. COMBAT - attacked by three E/A

BERLIN

Sgt F.B. Gipson

Target: Built-up area. Heavy flak over Kiel Canal - no damage. Coned over Wilhelmshaven on way out. Heavy flak but no damage Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries

MAGDEBURG

Sgt F.B. Gipson

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries

BERLIN

Sqn Ldr M.R. Attwater

Target: Built-up area

BERLIN

Sqn Ldr M.R. Attwater

Target: Built-up area

BERLIN

Sqn Ldr M.R. Attwater

Target: Built-up Area

LEIPZIG

Sqn Ldr M.R. Attwater

Target: Built-up Area

SCHWEINFURT

Plt Off C.C. Rollins

Target: Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb, 56x 30lb incendiaries, 1122x 4lb incendiaries One inconclusive combat reported over target (ac N/K) (ORB)

FRANKFURT

Flt Sgt L.J. Collis

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1062x 4lb incendiaries Struck pole on take-off but the pilot elected to continue with the operation. The aircraft was classified as Category AC on return ( Repair is beyond the unit capacity, but can be repaired on site by another unit or a contractor).

KARLSRUHE

WO A.L. Puttock

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1st wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 96x 30lb incendiaries, 1170 x 4lb incendiaries 2nd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 84x 30lb incendiaries, 1170x 4lb incendiaries 3rd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 96x 30lb incendiaries, 1050x 4lb incendiaries Supporters: 6x 2000lb bombs.

ESSEN

WO A.L. Puttock

Built-up area and Krupps works. RUHR Load: 1st Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 60x 30lb and 660x 4lb incendiaries 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1050x 4lb incendiaries 4th Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 60x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries 5th Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN

WO A.L. Puttock

Marshalling yards Load: 1st Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1050x 4lb incendiaries 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 30x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries One (unidentified – possiblyT2?) aircraft lost an engine in the target area due to flak – target still attacked.

MAINTENON

WO A.L. Puttock

Ammunition Dump Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs

MAILLY LE CAMP

WO A.L. Puttock

Military depot & tank training centre. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs.

RENNES (ST JAQUES)

WO A.L. Puttock

St Jacques Luftwaffe airfield & ammunition dump Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs

DORTMUND

Plt Off A.L. Puttock

Built-up area RUHR Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries.

ACHEN

Sgt D.R. Harkin

The marshalling yards at Aachen West and Rothe-Erde Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs

AACHEN

Plt Off D.R. Harkin

The marshalling yards at Aachen East and Rothe-Erde Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x500lb bombs.

GELSENKIRCHEN

Plt Off A.J. Aldridge

Target: Gelsenberg AG synthetic oil plant in Nordstern. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs.

LE HAVRE

Plt Off A.J. Aldridge

Target: Docks, E-boat pens and light naval forces which were harassing the Normandy beachheads. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. Returned early due to an engine failure, possibly jettisoning their load at sea.

STERKRADE

Plt Off A.J. Aldridge

Target: Rhur-Chemie AG synthetic oil plant at Holten. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs.

DOMLEGER

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Target: V1 flying bomb storage and supply depot.

OISEMONT / NEUVILLE AU BOIS

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: V1 ‘flying bomb’ launch site. Load: 11x 1000lb & 4x 500lb bombs.

DIJON

Fg Off R.E. Linklater

Target: Marshalling yards. Load: H2S aircraft: 8x 1000lb, 3x 500lb bombs; all other aircraft 8x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs (it is not known if JA868 was fitted with H2S). On return, all Squadron aircraft were diverted to Coningsby due to low cloud at base. Beattie's logbook records take-off as 1950.

PARIS (DUGNY)

Fg Off A.J.L. Ridge

Target: Aviation fuel storage depot. Load: 3x 1000lb, 4x500lb bombs. The bomber force was allocated a Spitfire escort for this operation. Forced to land at an as yet unidentified aerodrome due to shortage of fuel.

DOUAI

Fg Off A.J.L. Ridge

Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs

FONTAINE LE PIN

Fg Off A.J.L. Ridge

Target: Enemy positions in Normandy battle area. Flown in support of the 3rd Canadian Division which was advancing on Falaise. Load: 20x 500lb bombs.

LE CULOT (BEAUVECHAIN)

Fg Off A.J.L. Ridge

Target: Luftwaffe night fighter base. Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs.

RUSSELSHEIM

Fg Off A.J.L. Ridge

Target: Opel factory for aircraft wings and fuselages, and built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 12x500 4lb incendiary clusters.

KIEL

Fg Off A.J.L. Ridge

Target: Naval Installations. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries.

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