RA562

Lancaster Mk. I

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COLLECT AIRCRAFT

Fg Off O.R. Herbert

Collect aircraft from Scampton.

DESSAU

Fg Off O.R. Herbert

Target: Built-up area.

KASSEL

Fg Off B.H. O'Neill

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 1470x 4lb incendiaries. Described by O'Neill as 'Quiet trip. Defences light. No fighters, Fair prang'.

DORTMUND

Flt Sgt P.F. Sattler

Built-Up Area - Flown in support of advancing Allied ground forces. RUHR Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs. FIDO (fog dispersion) in use at Fiskerton.

MISBURG

Fg Off B.H. O'Neill

Target: Deurag oil refinery. Load 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 1320x 4lb incendiaries. Described by O'Neill as 'Fair trip. Clear target. Searchlights active. Moderate flak. Good prang'.

NUREMBURG

Fg Off B.H. O'Neill

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 1470x 4lb incendiaries. Described by O'Neill as 'Long trip. Searchlights. Flak & fighters galore!! Many of our a/c seen going down'.

HILDESHEIM

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Target: Railway yards. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 1920x 4lb incendiaries. The aircraft's nose perspex was hit by flak and Haakstad received head injuries from the splinters - he did not return to flying duties until 29 April. Described by O'Neill as 'Short trip. Clear target. Good prang. Air Bomber injured by flak. Air Bomber u/s for 30 days'.

DORTMUND/HARPENER

Plt Off D.J. Sullivan

Target: Dortmund/Harpener WEG Harpenerweg oil refinery RUHR Load: : 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs

PADERBOURN

Plt Off D.J. Sullivan

Target: Paderbourn - built-up area & troop positions - Flown in support of the US Army surrounding the ‘Ruhr pocket’ Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’ and 1610x 4lb incendiaries

HAMBURG

Flt Lt J.W. Acheson

Target: Blohm & Voss U-Boat building & engineering yards. Load: 12x 1,000lb, 3x 500lb bombs.

NORDHAUSEN

Flt Lt J.W. Acheson

Target: SS Barracks, bridges, and a V2 rocket factory. Load: 11x 1,000lb, 2x 500lb bombs.

LUTZKENDORF

Flt Lt J.W. Acheson

Target: Wintershall AG synthetic oil refinery. Load: 1x 4000lb cookie, 10x 500lb bombs. This was the Acheson crew’s last operation as a tour had been reduced to 33 on 09 April. The crew were finally screened on 10 April.

KIEL

Fg Off G.A. Titchener

Target: Shipping, Deutsche-Werke U-Boat yard & industrial centre on the East side of Kiel harbour. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs. Aiming Point reached at 2254. The heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer was sunk at its dock during this attack.

PLAUEN

Fg Off G.A. Titchener

Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 10x 500lb bombs.

CUXHAVEN

Fg Off B.H. O'Neill

Target: Harbour area. This was flown as a diversion to the main Bomber Command attack on Potsdam. Haakstad replaced by Anderson. Described by O'Neill as 'Rotten weather. Shakey trip. Flak over Heligoland. Poor show'.

HELIGOLAND

Fg Off B.H. O'Neill

Target: Naval base, submarine repair yards, airfield & built-up area. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. Engine failure on the way out; the crew continued to the target and bombed from 12,000 ft. Haakstad (injured) and George were absent for this trip and were replaced by Anderson and Hiscocks. Described by O'Neill as 'Engine packed up 1 hr before target. Bombed from 12.000ft. Good prang'.

BREMEN

Fg Off B.H. O'Neill

Target: The Focke-Wulf aircraft factory and enemy troop concentrations. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 8x 500lb bombs. Flown in support of the British XXX Corps attacking the city. The Master Bomber cancelled the mission due to cloud cover over the target and instructed crews to bring their bombs back. The less experienced crews jettisoned their bombload at sea. Described by O'Neill as 'Troop assistance. Bombs brought back. Target obscured by cloud'.

BERCHTESGARTEN

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Target: Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ complex & SS barracks. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 4x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs. The aircraft was hit by flak and suffered slight damage to the mainplane. Described by O'Neill as 'Best trip yet!! Wonderful scenery. Very accurate bombing. Moderate accurate flak'.

VALKENBURG AIRFIELD

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Operation MANNA: the dropping of supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4x 'blocks'. The crew would have been pleased to welcome back Haakstad, who had recovered from his head injuries.

DELFT AIRFIELD

Fg Off G.A. Titchener

Operation MANNA - the dropping of vital supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 blocks.

ROTTERDAM

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Operation MANNA. Load: 4x 'blocks'.

ROTTERDAM

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Operation MANNA. Load: 4x 'blocks'. The Squadron Armaments Officer, Flt Lt Mackenzie, came along as passenger.

VALKENBURG AIRFIELD

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Operation MANNA supply drop. Load: 4 'blocks'

ROTTERDAM

Fg Off W.J.C. Hood

Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks

ROTTERDAM

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Operation MANNA on VE Day. Load: 4x 'blocks'.

FISKERTON - BRUSSELS BS8

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret

BRUSSELS B58 – FORD

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret Load: 24 pax

FORD - FISKERTON

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret

FISKERTON - BRUSSELS BS8

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, the crews carried only one Air Gunner who occupied the mid-upper turret. 21 aircraft were scheduled for this operation, but 10 were cancelled before briefing

BRUSSELS B58 – WESTCOTT

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret Load: 24 pax

WESTCOTT - FISKERTON

Flt Lt B.H. O'Neill

Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret

BERLIN

Fg Off D.J. Sullivan

Berlin ? Cooks Tour Load: 5 passengers

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