PD312

Lancaster Mk. I

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LUDWIGSHAFEN

S.T. Boullier

Target: Marshalling yards, factories and troop positions. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 1620x 4lb incendiaries.

CALAIS

Fg Off W.H. Hepburn

Enemy fortifications & heavy gun positions Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs

STUTTGART

Flt Lt R.M. Crowther

Second wave. Target: Robert Bosche works. Bombed from 18,000 ft

ESSEN

Flt Lt R.M. Crowther

Target: Krupp works. Bombed from 23,000 ft

ESSEN

Fg Off G.H. Hardman

Target: Two aiming points in the vast Krupp Works. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs

COLOGNE

Fg Off G.H. Hardman

Target: Built-up area in the south-western part of the city. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 5x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs

COLOGNE

Fg Off H.R. McClelland

Target: The northwestern area of the city. Load: : 1x 4,000lb ‘cookie’ and 2070x 4lb incendiaries.

WANNE-EICHEL

Flt Lt R.M. Crowther

Target: Krupps synthetic oil plant. Bombed at 18,500 ft. Diverted Mepal due to poor visibility at Fiskerton.

ASCHAFFENBURG

Flt Lt R.M. Crowther

Target: Marshalling yards. Bombed at 12,500 ft. Flt Sgt Rink's brother Fg Off Wendelin Rink 431 Sqn flew as a passenger on this op.

DORTMUND

Fg Off R.M. Crowther

Target: Industrial and railway targets in the built-up area. Returned early due to failure of the port and starboard engine-driven generators. The bombs were jettisoned in the North Sea before landing at Fiskerton.

URFT DAM

Flt Lt R.M. Crowther

Target: Walled masonry dam. Master Bomber cancelled the attack due to low cloud over the target. Crew returned with full bomb load.

KARLSRUHE

Flt Lt R.M. Crowther

Target: Built-up area. Bombed at 17,500 ft.

LEUNA-MERSEBERG

Flt Lt R.M. Crowther

Target: I G Farbenindustrie synthetic oil plant. Bombed at 19,500 ft.

ESSEN

Fg Off E.L. Saslove

Krupp munitions factory; Rail centre 5126.5N 00701E RUHR. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs. ‘10/10 Cloud – Wanganui bombing'.

MANNHEIM-LUDWIGSHAFEN

Flt Lt R.M. Crowther

Target: I G Farbenindustrie chemical works. Bombed at 19,000 ft.

SCHOLVEN / BUER (GELSENKIRCHEN)

Flt Lt R.M. Crowther

Target: Hydeierwerke Scholven synthetic oil refinery. Bombed at 19,000 ft.

NUREMBURG

Flt Lt R.M. Crowther

Target: Marshalling yards and built-up area. Lost starboard inner due to oil leak on the run in to the target and bombed on three engines. Unable to feather the engine. Bombed at 12,000 ft. Landed at Woodbridge.

MERSEBURG - LEUNA

Fg Off C.T. Dalziel

IG Farbenindustrie synthetic oil refinery Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 12x 500lb bombs COMBAT - Jet aircraft at position 5035N 0820E (SW of Gressen). Enemy aircraft claimed destroyed.

STUTTGART - ZUFFENHAUSEN

Flt Lt R.M. Crowther

Target: Hirth aero-engine factory and Bosch ignition works. Bombed at 19,500 ft.

WIESBADEN

Flt Lt S.T. Boullier

Target: Built-up area, where large numbers of troops were resting. Load 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 1604x 4lb incendiaries. A serious port outer engine fire occurred on the return flight when approximately overhead Strasbourg. There were later reports of a mid-air collision, but these have not been substantiated. Boullier dived the aircraft in an attempt to extinguish the fire as he was unable to feather the affected engine and did not use the Graviner. He managed to maintain some level of control but, on approaching the Beauvais area, the starboard outer also partially failed and the aircraft yawed to starboard. The Captain ordered the crew to prepare to abandon the aircraft and at position 4950N 00200E, he ordered his crew to bail out. With difficulty he also baled out, and all landed safely behind Allied lines. Barclay suffered a slight strain to his back on landing, otherwise the crew were all unhurt. They returned to Fiskerton six days later, by air, on 08 Feb 45.

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