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1943-06-24

Base:
Bardney
Destination:
Elberfeld
Took off:
2253
Landed:
0600

JA679

WS
-
P
9
Squadron
Bomb Load:
Bomb Load:
1 x 4000lb HC, 4 x 500lb MC, 48 x 30lb incendiaries, 660 x 4lb incendiaries.
Notes:
Notes:

1 x 4000lb HC jettisoned as aircraft unable to gain height. Aircraft hit by heavy flak over target. Port inner and starboard outer engines failed. Navigator wounded in face. Holes in roof, cockpit and fuselage. One hole at least in every engine cowling. While nagivator unconscious set course south. After navigator came round set course for France. Jettisoned everything possible including camera.

Crew

Position

Pilot

Flt Eng

Nav

Bomb Aimer

Wop/AG

Air Gunner

Air Gunner

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Rank

W/C

Sgt

Sgt

Sgt

F/O

Flt Sgt

Sgt

Name

AWS

JM

AG

EO

AE

MT

F

Service No.

29258

21245

622628

939749

127002 (Wrong)

415453

1066933

Service

RAF

RAAF

RAF

RAFVR

RAFVR

RAAF

RAFVR

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