Aircraft

Crew

Duty

Time Up

Time Down

Remarks

BZ842 "P"

F/O Stanley

Attacking HE HO Aerodrome

16.11

23.45

1st run: Aimed at dispersals S.W. of target area. Five Bursts seen in a dispersal area. 2nd run: Aimed at dispersal area. Bursts seen, first two bombs believed on north end of N.S. runway.

BZ836 "X"

S/Ldr. Clegg

As above

16.01

00.15

1st run: Aimed at hutted area to north of road or railway running east to west. Bursts seen, no location. 2nd run: Aimed at hutted believed from position of S/Ls. to be target area. Bursts seen no location.

BZ898 "Y"

P/O Wallace

As above

16.07

00.32

1st run: Aimed at estimated position of runway intersection. Bursts seen parallel to NW/SE runway finishing short of N/S runway. 2nd run: Aimed at a position estimated South of runway intersection. Bursts seen to fall short of main runway south of intersection.

BZ89? "Z"

F/O Mcdougall

As above

16.04

00.08

1st three runs: Bombs failed to release. Jettison action taken on 4th run. Aimed at centre of dispersal area clearly seen by not located. Bombs seen to fall in flooded hayfields south of estimated position of runways.

BZ908 "A"

W/O Stuart

As above

16.06

00.43

1st run: aimed at estimated position of runways, bursts seen - no location. 2nnd run: Aimed as first stick bursts seen, no results.

BZ856? "B"

F/O Brailsford

As above

16.09

00.52

1st run. Aimed at dispersal area, believed E. of aerodrome. 2nd run: Aimed at runways, seen momentarily. Bursts seen towards runway, last bomb believed on N. turning circle.

BZ900 "C"

Sgt. Cox

As above

16.03

23.53

1st run: Aimed at bomb bursts believed in target area judged from road junction to S. E. of aerodrome. Bomb sight U/S. Seven bursts seen to fall in area covered by other bursts. No location. 2nd run: Aimed as first stick. Bursts seen, no location. 3rd run: Aimed as first stick. Bursts seen, no location.

BZ840 "E"

W/O Jones

As above

16.14

00.02

1st run: Aimed at runway, estimated from roads and searchlights. Bursts seen, no location. 2nd run: aimed as first stick, bursts seen, no location.