| SECTION | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Field Order: | 30 |
| Reel: | B0431 |
| Page Start: | 1152 |
| Mission: | 40 |
| Date Order Sent: | 28 Apr 1944 |
| Zero Hour (Day number + Time): | 280845b |
| Target(s) (Primary, Secondary, Alternate): | Z804. 1st box: 074096, 2nd box: 077112. |
| Fighter Escort: | |
| Rendezvous: | with 386th group at Hastings at QNTPP feet at zero hour minus 8 minutes. The 386th group will lead. With fighters at 50d10n/01d08e at 11500 feet at zero hour plus 5 minutes. |
| Route Out: | base to Hastings to Fighter rendezvous to Tocqueville to 49d13n/02d51e to IP to target. |
| Route Back: | turn left to 49d18n/02d04e to 49d41n/01d46e to Tocqueville to Hastings. |
| Altitudes: | |
| Initial Point (IP): | 49d04n/02d38e. |
| Axis of Attack: | 330 Degrees. |
| Emergency Airdromes: | Hawkinge, Manston. |
| Intervalometer Setting: | 50 feet |
| Bomb Load: | 4x1000gp fused 1/10 sec nose and 1/100 sec tail. |
| Purpose/Notes/Time Over Target: |
| SECTION | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Reel: | B0431 |
| Page: | 1145 |
| Field Order: | 30 |
| A(i) Target Ordered: | Creil M/Y |
| A(ii) Target Attacked: | none |
| 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): | 37-0-1-0 |
| B(iv) No. A/C Bombing: (primary-secondary-other): | 0-0-0 |
| C(i) Time Up: | 07:47 |
| C(ii) Time Over Target: | 09:38 |
| C(iii) Time Down: | 11:15 |
| 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: | Nil. |
| 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: | 20 to 40 bursts from Dieppe, about 2000 feet low for altitude. Unseen fire as cloud coverage was 10/10. |
| G. info,Observations, Hot News: | 0 |
| H(i) Weather Affecting Bombing: | 9/10 to 10/10 cloud cover. |
| H(ii) Weather En Route: | 10/10 cloud cover. |
| I. Bombs On: (primary-secondary-other-jettisoned-returned): | 0-0-0-0-118 (1000gp). 34X1000gp were dropped in an open field near target at 09:38. bombardier in 2 ship 1st flight 1st box accidentally hit toggle switch and eight other ships dropped on him. |
| J. Altitude Of Attack: | 12500 to 13000. |
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.