ME800

Lancaster Mk. I

Initial record to be updated when first event found

UL-W²

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

ORLEANS

Plt Off W.A. Scheerboom

Target: The marshalling yards at Fleury-les-Aubrais. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs.

DUISBERG

Plt Off W.A. Scheerboom

Target: Built-ip area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 204x 30lb incendiaries.

DORTMUND

Plt Off W.A. Scheerboom

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries.

AACHEN

Plt Off W.A. Scheerboom

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

AACHEN

Plt Off W.A. Scheerboom

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

CALAIS

Plt Off W.A. Scheerboom

Target: Coastal gun battery. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. The attacks against gun batteries in the Pas de Calais was part of a plan to deceive the Germans that the forthcoming invasion was to be in this area, and not Normandy.

WIMEREUX (BOULOGNE)

Plt Off W.A. Scheerboom

Target: Coastal gun battery. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 15 or 16x 500lb bombs. The attack was part of the plan to deceive the Germans that the forthcoming invasion was to be in this area, and not Normandy.

VIRE

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Two aiming points: a road/rail bridge (Western AP) & Rail marshalling yards. This crew attacked the bridge with 18x 500lb bombs.

FLERS

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Enemy airfield. Load: 28x 500lb bombs dropped at 2,700ft

GELSENKIRCHEN

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Gelsenberg AG synthetic oil plant at Nordstern. Engine fire and return on 3 engines. Near miss with another Lancaster (Huberman). Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ & 16x 500lb bombs.

SAINTES

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Target: Marshalling yards.

CHATEAU DE BERNAPRE

Flt Off C. Sawyer

Target: V1 flying bomb launch site. Bombed at 0335 from 8,000 ft. Pickup: 'S/L & slight flak. 2 fighters evaded - unidentified twin engines'.

DOMLEGER

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: V1 ‘flying bomb’ storage & supply depot. Load: 7x 1000lb & 4x 500lb bombs.

ORLEANS

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 18x 500lb bombs.

DIJON

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 8x 1000lb & 4x 500lb bombs. Diverted to Coningsby.

CONINGSBY TO ELSHAM WOLDS

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Returned from diversion

CAEN

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Enemy armour strongpoint on N outskirts of the city. Aircraft ‘shot up slightly’ (Huberman). Load: 11x 1000lb & 4x500lb bombs.

REVIGNY

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Marshalling yards. The Deputy Master Bomber instructed aircraft to return to base (RTB) with bombs (‘Lysol’). Diverted to Sandtoft due to low cloud at base. Load: 7x 1000lb & 4x 500lb bombs, which were brought back.

SANDTOFT TO ELSHAM WOLDS

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Returned from diversion

REVIGNY

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Marshalling yards. Diverted to Newmarket due to low cloud at base. Load: 7x 1000lb & 4x 500lb bombs, which were brought back under instruction from the Master Bomber.

NEWMARKET TO ELSHAM WOLDS

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Returned from diversion

SANNERVILLE

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Area ‘H’ - Fortified positions occupied by Panzer regiments and flown in support of the British Second Army involved in Operation GOODWOOD. Load: 11x 1000lb & 4x 500lb bombs.

WIZERNES

Flt Sgt A.d.L. Greig

Target: Construction site for a V2 rocket and bunker complex known as 'La Coupole'. Load 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs.

KIEL

Plt Off R.W. Brown

Target: German Naval Base, canal, and harbour. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 8x 500lb bombs, and 5x 500lb 'J' Type incendiary cluster, or 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs, tbc.

STUTTGART

Plt Off R.W. Brown

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 2000lb bomb, 12x clusters, each containing 14x 30lb 'J' Type incendiaries.

STUTTGART

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Engineering workshops. Load: 1x 2000lb & 12x incendiary cluster bombs.

CAHAGNES

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Enemy troop concentrations. Load: 20x 500lb bombs. Bombed at 1,500 ft. Diverted to Castle Camps due to haze and mist at base.

CASTLE CAMPS TO ELSHAM WOLDS

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Returned from diversion

LE HAVRE

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Port area. Harbour installations, shipping & U-Boat pens. Load: 11x 1000lb & 4x 500lb bombs.

TROSSY ST MAXIMIN

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

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

PAUILLAC

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Oil storage depot. Mustang, Mosquito & Spitfire escort. Load: 7x 1000lb, 2x 1000lb, 3x 500lb bombs.

BLAYE

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Oil storage depot. Mosquito & Spitfire escort. Load: 4x 1000lb, 5x 1000lb & 3x500lb bombs. Low stratus and mist at Elsham necessitated a diversion to Worksop.

WORKSOP TO ELSHAM WOLDS

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Returned from diversion

FONTENAYE LE MARMION

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Concentration of enemy armour in battle area near Caen. Load: 7x 1000lb, 4x 1000lb & 4x 500lb bombs.

DOUAI

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Marshalling yards. Spitfire escort. Load: 13x 1000lb & 4x 500lb bombs.

BRUNSWICK

Plt Off W.R. Ireland

Target: Built-up industrial area. Huberman claims a combat and ‘shot one down’. Load: 10 x 2000lb bombs.

FONTAINE LE PIN

Flt Lt R. Bibby

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