Flight Sergeant Cyril Pettit
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Flight Sergeant Cyril Pettit
Crash of LL747 BQ-P
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Records action on 16/17 Jun 1944 as flight engineer in 550 Squadron Lancaster. Hit by flak which damage port engines,they continued to attempt to bomb despite stuck bomb doors. The captain ordered the crew to bale out. Lists crew and captured and prison camp locations.
[There is some conflation in this document between Sergeant Cyril Pettit 550 Squadron flight engineer and crew member of Lancaster LL747, and Corporal Cedric Charles Pettit.]
Cedric Charles Pettit DFM (562595 Royal Air Force) DFM was gazetted 2 Jan 1940 when he was a Corporal air gunner on 99 Squadron. "During operations over enemy territory in December 1939, this airman, when acting as tail gunner in the leading aircraft of the second section, engaged all enemy aircraft that came within range. He brought a well-directed cross fire to bear on aircraft attacking the leading formation, in addition to engaging the enemy during their attacks on another section. He remained absolutely steady throughout the action, his standard of fire discipline being of the highest order."
[There is some conflation in this document between Sergeant Cyril Pettit 550 Squadron flight engineer and crew member of Lancaster LL747, and Corporal Cedric Charles Pettit.]
Cedric Charles Pettit DFM (562595 Royal Air Force) DFM was gazetted 2 Jan 1940 when he was a Corporal air gunner on 99 Squadron. "During operations over enemy territory in December 1939, this airman, when acting as tail gunner in the leading aircraft of the second section, engaged all enemy aircraft that came within range. He brought a well-directed cross fire to bear on aircraft attacking the leading formation, in addition to engaging the enemy during their attacks on another section. He remained absolutely steady throughout the action, his standard of fire discipline being of the highest order."
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“Flight Sergeant Cyril Pettit,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed February 10, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/49089.