One day in May 1942 on a bomber station

One day in May 1942 on a bomber station

Harold Batchfelder provides a detailed account of the preparation for a raid on Mannheim, events during the operation and his forced landing at RAF Horsham St Faith due to damage sustained during night fighter attack on the return journey. His crew were:

Navigator - Geoff Hobsbawn (Hobby / Hobbie);
Wireless Operator/Mid Upper Gunner - Fred Ringham;
Flight Engineer - Fred Bell (Dinger);
Tail Gunner - Bob Rivers (Swanee);
Bomb Aimer - Tom May;
Second Pilot - 'Robbie' Robinson
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner - Frank Kuebler.

Fourteen typewritten pages

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