https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/1956/41449/SKnoxRW[Ser -DoB]v80007.jpg 240e2db5d9ef92cdad45df685ee8752b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lancaster ED908 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-09-29 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Lancaster ED908 Description An account of the resource 97 items. The collection concerns the crew of Lancaster ED908 and contains documents, photographs and research. The 582 Squadron aircraft was shot down on 20 July 1944 on the bombing run over the Fôret du Croc V-1 flying bomb site. The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Robert William Knox and catalogued by Barry Hunter. Additional information on the crew of the aircraft is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/?aircraft-serial=ed908&forename=&initials=&surname=&select-search-options%5B%5D=surname&select-search-options%5B%5D=initials&select-search-options%5B%5D=forename&select-search-options%5B%5D=aircraft-serial-number&_token=MouMFSKbujwVGA8McbrW87SwUvUDeA02R4JHIVXF&losses_form=7f8a0f6148&orderby=surname&order=asc ">IBCC Losses Database</a>. The crew were: <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/200878/">AUNGIERS, Graham Bice</a> <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/202820/">BOWER, Thomas Charles</a> <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/209570/">FOULSHAM, James</a> <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/211186/">GRESTY, James</a> <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/217360/">MACARTHUR, George Reginald</a> <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/222794/">PRATT, Edgar Walter</a> <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/227383/">SWARBRICK, John</a> <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/229832/">WEIGHTMAN, John Bentley</a> Transcribed document A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Transcription Text transcribed from audio recording or document Sorties flown by Ben Weightman and crew in 582 Squadron The 582 Squadron Operations Record Book shows that Sqn Ldr John Bentley Weightman and his crew were posted in on 14 April 1944. They were: Navigator I Flt Lt Graham Bice Aungiers; Navigator II Warrant Officer H.C. Cole (RCAF); Wireless Operator Flt Sgt Thomas Charles Bower; Mid-upper Gunner Sgt George Reginald MacArthur (RCAF); Rear gunner Flt Sgt Edgar Walter Roslyn Pratt; and Flight Engineer Sgt James Gresty. From 15 June they were joined by another Navigator II, Flt Sgt J.F.G. Mann, to make a crew of eight. Sqn Ldr A. Coleman replaced Mann for one sortie on the night of 23/24 June, otherwise the crew was unchanged. On 20 July 1944, Cole and Mann, the two Navigator IIs, did not fly with the crew as the use of the H2S ground-scanning radar was replaced by the Oboe equipment in ED908(Z) to be operated by Foulsham and Swarbrick. The sorties of the crew are listed below. [a] 1944 [b] LANCASTER [c] DETAILS OF SORTIE [a] May [a] 7/8 [b] ND814 (T) [c] NANTES: bombed on yellow TI – 11,000' at 170 knots [a] 9/10 [b] JD417 (R) [c] CAP GRIZ NEZ: bombed on red/yellow TI – 12,000' at 135 knots [a] 19/20 [b] ND817 (S) [c] BOULOGNE marshalling yards: bombed on white TI – 11,700' at 153 knots [a] 22/23 [b] ND817 (S) [c] DORTMUND: bombed on red TI – 20,300' at 152 knots [a] 28/29 [b] ND817 (S) [c] MARDYCK coastal battery: bombed on GEE fix – 14,000' at 152 knots [a] 31/1 [b] JA673 (L) [c] MONTCOUPLE radar jammer: bombed on green TI – 14,000' at 155 knots [a] June [a] 5/6 [b] ND812 (O) [c] LONGUES coastal battery: bombed on red TI – 9,000' at 140 knots [a] 7/8 [b] ND810 (R) [c] FOREST DE CERISY: bombed on green TI – 7,600' at 140 knots [a] 8/9 [b] ND817 (S) [c] FOURGERES: bombed on red/green TI – 7,000' at 137 knots [a] 9/10 [b] JB345 (Q) [c] LAVAL airfield: (a) 10 x white TI on yellow TI – 2,500' at 167 knots (b) bombed from 2,000' at 175 knots Instruction from Master Bomber to go below cloud [a] 15/16 [b] ND817 (S) [c] LENS marshalling yards: bombed on red TI – 7,400' at 180 knots Instruction from Master Bomber to come below cloud [a] 23/24 [b] ND817 (S) [c] OISEMENT NEUVILLE-AU-BOIS [Neuville-aux-Bois] constructional works: (marked by 109 Sqn) 10 x yellow TI on red TI – 14,000' at 142 knots Orbited - instructed main force as Master Bomber After this mission John Weightman was awarded his Temporary PFF badge [a] July [a] 9 [b] ND817 (S) [c] ARDOUVAL: 8 x yellow TI on red TI, 6 x 1000 MC – 11,000' at 165 knots Instructed main force to bomb reds – bombing scattered [a] 10 [b] ND817 (S) [c] NUCOURT constructional works: bombed by GEE – 14, 000' at 165 knots [a] 12/13 [b] ND899 (B) [c] FERME DE FORESTAL constructional works: bombed on red TI, 6 x 1000 SAP – 12,700' at 145 knots Instructed Main Force to bomb on Square Mile 8 x yellow Tis brought back – GEE u/s for bombing [a] 16 [b] ND810 (R) [c] ST PHILIBERT constructional works: bombed on leader in formation – 15,300' at 133 knots [a] 18 [b] PB184 (N) [c] CAEN NORTH: (a) bombed visual – 7,000' at 143 knots (b) 8 x yellow TI – 7,000' at 155 knots Instructed main force as Master Bomber [a] 20 [b] ED908 (Z) [c] FORET DE CROC constructional works: Bomb load 16 x 500 GF, 2 x 500 GP – failed to return This was the crew's 18th mission together in 582 Squadron. The Forêt de Croc was first attacked on 6 July by 550 Squadron and, after the failed attack on 20 July by the two waves from 156 and 582 Squadrons, again on 23 July by 156 Squadron, when the Royal Air Force Bomber Command Campaign Diary records: "48 Lancasters and 12 Mosquitos of 3 and 8 Groups bombed flying bomb sites at Forêt de Croc and Mont Candon through thick cloud. No aircraft lost". Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sorties Flown by John Weightman and Crew in 582 Squadron Description An account of the resource A summary, taken from the 582 Operations Record Book of flights of John Weightman during May to July 1944. Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. France--Nantes France--Pas-de-Calais France--Boulogne-sur-Mer Germany--Dortmund France--Longues-sur-Mer France--Manche France--Laval (Mayenne) France--Lens France--Neuville-aux-Bois France--Forêt du Croc France--Nucourt France--Saint-Philibert (Morbihan) France--Caen France--Dunkerque France--Fougères (Ille-et-Vilaine) Germany France Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Royal Air Force Royal Air Force. Bomber Command Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Text. Personal research Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource One printed sheet Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SKnoxRW[Ser#-DoB]v80007 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Lancaster ED908, John Weightman Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Babs Nichols 109 Squadron 156 Squadron 3 Group 550 Squadron 582 Squadron 8 Group air gunner aircrew bombing bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944) flight engineer Gee H2S Lancaster Mosquito navigator Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944) Oboe Pathfinders pilot tactical support for Normandy troops target indicator V-1 V-weapon wireless operator