IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> Dortmund Ems Canal]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal]]> Germany--Recklinghausen (Münster)]]> 1945-03-15]]> On the reverse [mistakenly] 'First Grand Slam Arnsberg Bridge 15 March 45'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Anthéor]]> 1945-03-15]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription. Other languages than English]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Yugoslavia]]> 1945-03-15]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> France]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> Germany]]> Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf)]]> Germany--Bochum]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Germany--Essen]]> Netherlands]]> Germany--Freising]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Jülich]]> Germany--Münster in Westfalen]]> Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg)]]> Germany--Soest]]> Germany--Osnabrück]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein]]> Germany--Hanau]]> Germany--Saarbrücken]]> Germany--Magdeburg]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate)]]> Germany--Wanne-Eickel]]> Germany--Goch]]> Germany--Chemnitz]]> Germany--Kamen]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Wuppertal]]> Germany--Witten]]> Germany--Leipzig]]> 1944-09-17]]> 1945-03-18]]> 1944-10-06]]> 1944-10-09]]> 1944-10-14]]> 1944-10-21]]> 1944-10-23]]> 1944-10-28]]> 1944-10-29]]> 1944-10-30]]> 1944-11-04]]> 1944-11-06]]> 1944-11-16]]> 1944-11-18]]> 1944-11-29]]> 1944-11-30]]> 1944-12-12]]> 1944-12-05]]> 1944-12-06]]> 1944-12-30]]> 1945-01-01]]> 1945-01-02]]> 1945-01-05]]> 1945-01-06]]> 1945-01-14]]> 1945-01-16]]> 1945-01-28]]> 1945-02-01]]> 1945-02-02]]> 1945-02-07]]> 1945-02-09]]> 1945-02-14]]> 1945-02-18]]> 1945-03-03]]> 1945-03-08]]> 1945-03-11]]> 1945-03-12]]> 1945-03-13]]> 1945-03-15]]> 1945-03-18]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Lynn Corrigan]]> Review Oct 2024]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Wales--Glamorgan]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> Czech Republic]]> Czech Republic--Most]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Karlsruhe]]> Germany--Osnabrück]]> Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein]]> Germany--Ulm]]> Germany--Koblenz]]> Germany--Bonn]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Osterfeld]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Merseburg]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Mannheim]]> Germany--Wiesbaden]]> Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Pforzheim]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Chemnitz]]> Germany--Dessau (Dessau)]]> Germany--Kassel]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Germany--Hanau]]> Germany--Bochum]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Paderborn]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Plauen]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Germany--Langendreer]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> 1944-12-04]]> 1944-12-05]]> 1944-12-06]]> 1944-12-07]]> 1944-12-15]]> 1944-12-16]]> 1944-12-17]]> 1944-12-18]]> 1944-12-22]]> 1944-12-23]]> 1944-12-28]]> 1944-12-29]]> 1944-12-30]]> 1944-12-31]]> 1945-01-01]]> 1945-01-02]]> 1945-01-03]]> 1945-01-14]]> 1945-01-15]]> 1945-01-16]]> 1945-01-17]]> 1945-01-22]]> 1945-01-23]]> 1945-01-28]]> 1945-01-29]]> 1945-02-01]]> 1945-02-02]]> 1945-02-03]]> 1945-02-07]]> 1945-02-08]]> 1945-02-28]]> 1945-03-01]]> 1945-03-02]]> 1945-03-05]]> 1945-03-06]]> 1945-03-07]]> 1945-03-08]]> 1945-03-09]]> 1945-03-11]]> 1945-03-12]]> 1945-03-15]]> 1945-03-16]]> 1945-03-19]]> 1945-03-20]]> 1945-03-22]]> 1945-03-23]]> 1945-03-25]]> 1945-03-27]]> 1945-04-09]]> 1945-04-10]]> 1945-03-11]]>
Page 1: Vertical aerial target photograph of Argenta. Some roads, houses and open fields are visible in the upper half of the image. There are also canals, rail tracks or roads slanting across the upper right corner. The lower half of the image is obscured by tracer trails and glare. The photograph is captioned:
2890 104/94 12/13 APL 45 F8//N.T.6800'→ARGENTA
E 2X1000 10X500. MkIII 18 F/O WARD (F/O SCOTT B/A) C.
Behind the photograph is a sortie report giving details of the flight, crew and attack, though an area of typing is covered by the photo.

Page 2: A vertical aerial target photograph of Verona. The upper half contains tracer trails and smoke but some ground details can be seen near the left edge. In the lower left quarter there is more ground detail showing a pattern of roads, while the ground in the lower right quarter is hidden by smoke. The photograph is captioned:
2698 104/71 11/12-MAR-45. F8". NT.//8000'. →.240°.19.30. VERONA
D. 4x1000. 8x500. MkIII 22 F/O WARD (F/O SCOTT B/A). P.

Pages 3 to 8: Sortie reports for operations to Innsbruck, Flotsam, Trento, Villach, Vicenza, Freilassing.

Page 9: Vertical aerial target photograph of Freilassling. There is no ground detail visible in the image. The upper left quarter contains glare and the rest is dark with traces of smoke or cloud. It is captioned:
2970 104/101. 25/26-APR-45. F8"//NT. 9200'. →225°.2247. FREILASSLING.
G. 2x1000. 10x500. MkIII 21. F/O WARD (F/O SCOTT B/A). R.

Pages 10 to 13: Sortie reports for operations to Verona, Brescia, Fiume and Padua. ]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Andy Fitter]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Italy]]> Italy--Argenta]]> Italy--Verona]]> Austria]]> Austria--Innsbruck]]> Italy--Trento]]> Austria--Villach]]> Italy--Vicenza]]> Germany]]> Germany--Freilassing]]> Italy--Brescia]]> Croatia]]> Croatia--Rijeka]]> Italy--Padua]]> 1945-02-16]]> 1945-03-11]]> 1945-03-12]]> 1945-03-15]]> 1945-03-18]]> 1945-03-22]]> 1945-04-02]]> 1945-04-04]]> 1945-04-10]]> 1945-04-11]]> 1945-04-12]]> 1945-04-13]]> 1945-04-25]]> 1945-04-26]]> The Brescia image shows some ground detail in which the distinctive Cimitero Vantiniano is identifiable. Around half of the photograph is obscured by glare. It is captioned:
2802 104/88 4/5 APL 45 F8. NT. //10,600'→[redacted]. BRESCIA.
B. 2x1000. 8x500 MkIII 25 F/O WARD (F/O SCOTT B/A). S.

The Crnomelj image clearly shows the parachutes of the supply drop and some indistinct ground detail. Left of centre is a large white cross. The photograph is captioned:
2702.104/74. 15 MAR 45. F8."// 1700'→14.34. C.P. CRNOMELJ

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Additional information on Sgt Jesse Cotton is available on the IBCC Losses Database.]]> Victor Douglas Knox]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. 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Served at RAF Cranwell, RAF Lindholme, RAF Kirmington, RAF Scampton.

Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Oxford, Anson, Wellington, Halifax, Lancaster, C-47 Dakota.

With 166 Squadron Searle flew 1 night bombing operation to Saarbrucken with Flying Officer Bell as his pilot.

He flew, as the pilot, with 153 Squadron 11 day and 19 night bombing operations, and 1 night minelaying operation. His target were Emmerich, Duisburg, Essen, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Bochum, Duren, Wanne-Eickel, Aschaffenburg, Freiburg, Ludwigshafen, Bonn, Munich, Zuffenhausen, Kleve, Kattegat, Mannheim, Chemnitz, Kassel, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Misburg, Hildesheim, Potsdam, Helgoland, Berchtesgaden.

He also flew 3 Cook’s Tours with 78 Squadron to Germany.
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Served at RAF Bishops Court, RAF Bruntingthorpe, RAF Bitteswell, RAF Winthorpe, RAF Syerston, RAF Bardney.

Aircraft flown were Martinet, Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster I, Lancaster III.

Lane flew one night leaflet operation with 29 OTU to Orleans. His pilot was Sergeant Dickenson. They force landed on their return.

With 9 Squadron he flew 30 bombing operations (19 day, 11 night). His targets were La Pallice, IJmuiden, Brest, Karlsruhe, Bremen, Trondheim, Munich, Urft Dam, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Bergen, Leuna, Brux, Altenbeken, Sassnitz, Essen, Dortmund, Arnsberg, Vlotho, Farge, Molbis, Lützkendorf, Swinemünde - Prinz Eugen, Helgoland, Berchtesgaden.

His pilots were Flying Officers Wiley, Newton and Williams.
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Served at RAF St Athan, RAF Worksop, RAF Winthorpe, RAF Syerston, RAF Bardney, RAF Waddington, RAF Salbani (India), RAF Binbrook, RAF Lindholme.

Aircraft flown were Stirling, Lancaster, C-47 Dakota, Lincoln, Anson, Tiger Moth, Oxford, Polikarpov U-2.

With 9 Squadron, Harrison flew a total of 33 bombing operations (19 day and 16 night). He also flew one Cook’s Tour to Germany and six Operation Dodge to Bari. His pilot on all occasions was Flight Lieutenant Laws.
His bombing targets were Joigny-la-Roche, Mont Candon, Bois de Cassan, Trossy, Etaples, Lorient, La Pallice, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Karlsruhe, the Sorpe Dam, Nuremberg, the Tirpitz, Munich, the Urft Dam, Munich, Gdynia, Horten in the Oslo Fjord, Bergen, Brux, Ijmuiden, Sassnitz, Harburg, Arnsberg, Vlotho, Nienburg, Bremen, Pilsen, Helgoland, Berchtesgaden.
On the 11th September 1944, his aircraft was ferrying Tallboy bombs to Russia for an operation against the Tirpitz. His aircraft crash landed at Vescover [Veshchevo?] in Russia. The crew returned to the UK on the 12th September after being transferred via a Polikarpov U-2 aircraft via Vladivostok.

On 1st March 1946 whilst rehearsing for an air display in India, a vulture flew through the aircraft’s windscreen knocking the pilot, Flight Lieutenant Laws, unconscious. Harrison kept the aircraft flying until the pilot regained consciousness and could take back control, landing safely.
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In February 1945 posted to 97 Squadron for his second tour of operations. At the end of April 1945 he was posted to 630 Squadron and then to 50 Squadron in July.

Served at RAF Penrhos, RAF Llandwrog, RAF Upper Heyford, RAF Winthorpe, RAF Bardney, RAF Wing, RAF Coningsby, RAF East Kirkby, RAF Sturgate.

Aircraft flown were Anson, Wellington, Manchester, Lancaster, Oxford, Warwick.

Gall flew a total of 46 operations. With 16 OTU he flew one night leaflet dropping operation to Orléans. His pilot was Squadron Leader Bunker.

With 9 Squadron he flew 27 night bombing operations. His pilots were Squadron Leader Bunker, Wing Commander Porter and Pilot Officer Chambers. Targets for these operations were Dusseldorf, Bochum, Oberhausen, Cologne, Krefeld, Gelsenkirchen, Genoa, Essen, Hamburg, Mannheim, Milan, Peenemunde, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart, Berlin, Brunswick, Schweinfurt, Augsburg, Marignane.

He also flew 8 night bombing operations with 97 Squadron, with Flight Lieutenant Coulter as pilot. Targets were Ladbergen, Böhlen, Harburg, Lutzkendorf, Wurzburg, Molbis.

He undertook 2 Operation Exodus with 630 Squadron to Brussels. His for these operations was Flight Lieutenant Wallace. With 50 Squadron he flew 1 Cook's Tour and 7 Operation Dodge to Pomigliano.
]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Nick Cornwell-Smith]]> Review Oct 2024]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> Wales--Gwynedd]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Augsburg]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Bochum]]> Germany--Borna (Leipzig)]]> Germany--Braunschweig]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Germany--Krefeld]]> Germany--Ladbergen]]> Germany--Mannheim]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf)]]> Germany--Peenemünde]]> Germany--Schweinfurt]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Wettin]]> Germany--Würzburg]]> Belgium]]> Belgium--Brussels]]> France]]> France--Marignane]]> France--Orléans]]> Italy]]> Italy--Genoa]]> Italy--Milan]]> Italy--Pomigliano d'Arco]]> Germany--Böhlen]]> 1942]]> 1943-03-27]]> 1943-03-28]]> 1943-06-11]]> 1943-06-12]]> 1943-06-13]]> 1943-06-14]]> 1943-06-15]]> 1943-06-16]]> 1943-06-17]]> 1943-06-21]]> 1943-06-22]]> 1943-07-03]]> 1943-07-04]]> 1943-07-09]]> 1943-07-10]]> 1943-07-15]]> 1943-07-16]]> 1943-07-25]]> 1943-07-26]]> 1943-07-29]]> 1943-07-30]]> 1943-08-09]]> 1943-08-10]]> 1943-08-12]]> 1943-08-13]]> 1943-08-17]]> 1943-08-18]]> 1943-09-05]]> 1943-09-06]]> 1943-09-22]]> 1943-09-23]]> 1943-10-02]]> 1943-10-03]]> 1943-10-07]]> 1943-10-08]]> 1943-11-18]]> 1943-11-19]]> 1943-12-02]]> 1943-12-03]]> 1943-12-24]]> 1944-01-02]]> 1944-01-03]]> 1944-01-14]]> 1944-01-27]]> 1944-01-28]]> 1944-02-24]]> 1944-02-25]]> 1944-02-26]]> 1944-03-01]]> 1944-03-02]]> 1944-03-09]]> 1944-03-10]]> 1945-03-03]]> 1945-03-05]]> 1945-03-06]]> 1945-03-07]]> 1945-03-08]]> 1945-03-14]]> 1945-03-15]]> 1945-03-16]]> 1945-03-17]]> 1945-03-21]]> 1945-04-07]]> 1945-04-08]]> 1945-04-09]]> 1945-05-04]]> 1945-05-12]]> 1945-07-25]]> 1945-08-20]]> 1945-09-09]]> 1945-09-11]]> 1945-11-26]]> 1945-11-28]]> 1945-12-08]]> 1945-12-13]]> Trained at No. 1 Air Gunnery School, No. 85 Operational Training Unit, 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit. Posted to 626 Squadron in January 1945 for operations. In June 1945 posted to 189 Squadron.
Posted to Ground Controlled Approach Squadron in March 1948 as Safety Pilot.

Served at RAF Pembrey, RAF Husbands Bosworth, RAF Blyton, RAF Wickenby, RAF Bardney, RAF Watton, RAF Wyton, RAF Shawbury.

Aircraft flown were Anson, Wellington, Lancaster, Oxford, Proctor, Tiger Moth, Lincoln, Dominie.

With 626 Squadron he flew 19 bombing operations (9 day and 10 night), and 2 night minelaying operations. Targets were Dortmund, Duisburg, Pforzheim, Neuss, Mannheim, Cologne, Chemnitz, Dessau, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Misburg, Langendreer, Hannover, Paderborn, Kiel Harbour, Plauen, Heligoland, Bremen.

He also flew four Operation Manna to The Hague and Rotterdam and one Operation Exodus to Brussels. His pilot on all these operations was Flying Officer Warner.

He flew one Cook’s Tour and one Operation Dodge to Bari. His pilots were Flying Officer Warner and Flying officer Utting.
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