Tatoi, Brescia and Szekesfehervac

PBirdJH18010033.jpg
PBirdJH18010034.jpg

Title

Tatoi, Brescia and Szekesfehervac

Description

Descriptions of three operations.
1. describes an operation to Tatoi Aerodrome near Dekeleia, Greece.
2. describes an operation to the marshalling yards at Brescia, Italy.
3. describes an operation to the marshalling yards at Szekesfehervac in Hungary.

Date

1944-09

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Format

Handwritten notes on an album page

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Identifier

PBirdJH18010033, PBirdJH18010034

Transcription

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TATOI AERODROME.

FLARES FELL STRAIGHT TO GROUND. [symbol] NOT LOCATED SO BOMBS AND T.I’s DROPPED ON ALEUSIS AERODROME – CAUSED 3 FIRES. OPPOSITION AS BEFORE.

1 A/C MISSING – SEEN TO GO DOWN IN FLAMES. NO PHOTO.

DISTANCE 1014 MILES. TIME 6HR.10 MIN
T.O. 1835 HRS.

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BRESCIA MARSHALLING YARDS. N. ITALY.

FILLED WITH GOODS WAGGONS. APPROX 10 NEAR MISSES FROM H. FLAK EN ROUTE. ILLUMINATION GOOD BUT INCENDIARIES EARLY. 1 A/C (T) HAD REAR TURRET KNOCKED OFF OVER [symbol]. OPPOSITION SLIGHT. NO PHOTO. 2 A/C MISSING.

DISTANCE 906 MILES. TIME 5 HRS.30 MINS
T.O. 1800 HRS.

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SZEKESFEHERVAC MARSHALLING YARDS – HUNGARY.

40 MILES S.W. OF BUDAPEST IN SUPPORT OF RUSSIAN DRIVE. FLARES AND T.I’s ON [symbol]. BOMBS DROPPED ACROSS YARDS. OPPOSITION – 10 M. LAKE BALATON. NIL AT [symbol]. 2 NIGHT FIGHTERS FOLLOWED BACK TO R. DRAVA. AIR RAID ON BUDAPEST IN PROGRESS. CAMERA JAMMED.

9 x 500lbs. 3 x 250lbs G.P.

DISTANCE 860 MILES. TIME 5 HR. 50 MINS
T.O. 1800 HRS.

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Citation

“Tatoi, Brescia and Szekesfehervac,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/40640.

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