SECTION | VALUE |
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Field Order: | 18 |
Reel: | B0430 |
Page Start: | 1779 |
Mission: | 30 |
Date Order Sent: | 21 Apr 1944 |
Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 211130b |
Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | Z3069 (p). MPI: 030032. |
Fighter Escort: | RAF Spitfires will furnish fighter umbrella in Target area. |
Rendezvous: | |
Route Out: | Base to Hastings to Berck-sur-mer to 50d30n/02d29e to IP to Target. |
Route Back: | Turn left to ? to 4 miles south of Berck-sur-mer to Hastings. |
Altitudes: | |
Initial Point (IP): | 50d18n/02d32e |
Axis of Attack: | SE to NW. |
Emergency Airdromes: | |
Intervalometer Setting: | minimum |
Bomb Load: | 8x500gp fused 1/10 sec nose and 1/40 sec tail. |
Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: | Window will be used. |
SECTION | VALUE |
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Reel: | B0430 |
Page: | 1778 |
Field Order: | 18 |
A(i) Target Ordered: | siracourt |
A(ii) Target Attacked: | gun position, berck-sur-mer |
B(i) Group: | 391 |
B(ii) No. Of A/C Off By Type: | 38 B-26 |
B(iii) No. A/C Failing To Bomb: (weather-personnel-mechanical-other): | 0-0-0-0 |
B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 0-0-36 (Last Resort. 2 ships landed away from base unaccounted for). |
C(i) Time Up: | 10:25 |
C(ii) Time Over Target: | 11:59 |
C(iii) Time Down: | 12:55 |
D(i) No A/C: (missing-destroyed-damaged(cat. B-A/C)-Damaged(Cat. A)): | 0-0-0-0 |
D(ii) Enemy A/C: (destroyed-prob. Destroyed-Damaged): | 0-0-0 |
D(iii) No. Crew: (killed-wounded-missing): | 0-0-0 |
E. Results Of Bombing: | poor to fair. |
F(i)(A) Enemy Opposition Over Target: | 0 |
F(i)(B) Enemy Opposition Elsewhere: | 0 |
F(ii)(A) Flak Over Target: | 0 |
F(ii)(B) Flak Elsewhere: | HF I ACC from St. Pol, Hesdin, and Crecy forests, Auxiles, Chateau, Frevent. 26 a/c suffered battle damage. |
G. info,Observations, Hot News: | Silver B-26 crashed south of St. Omer, 2 parachutes seen. B-26 exploded East of Fruges. A/C from different formations. |
H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | 5/10 to 7/10 undercast over enemy territory, haze making it impossible to identify primary target. |
H(ii) Weather En Route: | |
I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 0-0-277-8-0 (500gp) Bombs for 2 a/c landed Manston unaccounted for. |
J. Altitude Of Attack: | 11500 |
Pilot and crew are not shown on crew loading lists where Squadron field of aircraft is blank.
All aircraft not participating in this mission (e.g. Spares, Abortive) are shown in yellow.
All aircraft damaged by FLAK are shown in orange.