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V Group News, November 1944

Five Group Newsletter, number 28, November 1944. Includes a foreword by the Air Officer Commanding, and articles on the end of the Tirpitz, gardening, operations, signals, navigation, this month's bouquetes, radar navigation, tactics, air bombing,…

V Group News, August 1944

Five Group Newsletter, number 25, August 1944. Includes a foreword by the Air Officer Commanding, and features about sports, engineering , war effort, gunnery, training, equipment, photography, gardening, war savings, second thoughts for pilots,…

V Group News, July 1944

Five Group Newsletter, number 24, July 1944. Includes a foreword by the Air Officer Commanding, and features about second thoughts for pilots, gardening, war effort, signals, armament, war savings, navigation, radar navigation, navigation training,…

Tags: 5 Group; air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992); flight engineer; Gee; H2S; Lancaster; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); pilot; radar; sport; training; wireless operator

Subsequent fate of Lancasters

List of aircraft with aircraft letter, what happened to the aircraft, and some with hours or number of operations..

Tags: crash; ditching; Lancaster; missing in action; RAF Lakenheath; shot down

St Leu D'Esserent

Reconnaissance photograph showing open countryside with fields. Road railway runs top right to bottom right. Road runs from bottom centre/right and splits, one going top top centre and the other to top left. There are a large number of craters on…

Tags: aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); reconnaissance photograph; V-1; V-weapon

St Leu D'Esserent

Reconnaissance photograph showing a wooded area running top to bottom on the left with a road, railway to its left. On the right two roads run from the bottom joining top centre. There are a large number of craters to the left of the river and top…

Tags: aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); reconnaissance photograph; V-1; V-weapon

St Leu D'Esserent

Target photograph showing large bright spot bottom centre. Caption '363, W.S. 4/5.7.44, NT 8", 18250, 348 degrees, 0140, St Leu D'Esserent, T, 1 x 12000, 34 secs, F/O Willsher, T., 617'. On the reverse '51:98/16, APoint'.

Tags: 617 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

St Leu D'Esserent

Target photograph showing many bright spots all over. Caption '352, W.S. 4/5.7.44, NT 8", 18700, St Leu D'Esserent, K1, 1 x 12000, F/L Wilson, N., 617'. On the reverse '51:98/15'.

Tags: 617 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

St Leu D'Esserent

Target photograph showing open countryside on the left with tracer lines and bright spot to the right. Caption '348, W.S., 4/5.7.44, NT 8", St Leu D'Esserent, C, 1 x 12000, F/O Duffy, C., 617'. On the reverse '51:98/14'.

Tags: 617 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

St Leu D'Esserent

Target photograph showing bright area in the centre. Caption '347, W.S., 4/5.7.44, NT 8". 16450, 246 degrees 0131' St Leu D'Esserent, Z, 1 x 12000, 34 secs, F/L Pryor, Z., 617'. On the reverse '51:98/13'.

Tags: 617 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

St Leu D'Esserent

Target photograph showing bright spot in the middle. Caption '346, W.S., 4/5.7.44, NT 8", 18500, 360 degrees, 0143, St Leu D'Esserent, D1, 1 x 12000, 34 secs, S/L McCarthy, Q., 617'. On the reverse '51:98/12'.

Tags: 617 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

St Leu D'Esserent

Target photograph showing bright spot left centre on edge and another to its right. Tracer lines on the right side. Caption '344, W.S., 4/5 .7.44, NT 8", St Leu D'Esserent, Y., 1 x 12000, F/O Stout, Y, 617'. On the reverse '51:98/11'.'

Tags: 617 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

St Leu D'Esserent

Target photograph showing bright areas bottom left and top right with tracer lines bottom left. Caption '342, W.S. 4/5 7.44, NT 8", St Leu D'Esserent, R, 1 x 120'51:98/10'.00, F/Lt Knilans, R., 617'. On the reverse

Tags: 617 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

St Leu D'Esserent

Target photograph showing a large flash centre left and other bright spots. Caption '341, W.S., 4/5.7.44, NT 8", 18500, 330 degrees, 0135, St Leu D'Esserent, J, 1 x 12000, 34 secs, P/O Gingles, L, 617'. On the reverse '51:98/9, AP'.

Tags: 617 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

St Leu D'Esserent

Target photograph showing open countryside with a bright area at the bottom left. Caption '339, W.S., 4/5.7.44,NT 8", 17000, 0141, St Leu D'Esserent, V. 1 x 12000, 34 secs, F/O Lee, V, 617'. On the reverse '51:98/8'.

Tags: 617 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

St Leu D'Esserent

Target photograph showing large bright flashes centre left and right as well as other flashes. Caption '338, W.S., 4/5.7.44, NT 8", St Leu D'Esserent, V., 1 x 12000, F/O Lee, V., 617'. On the reverse '51:98/7'.

Tags: 617 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

5 Group intelligence - R.R.U. St Leu d'Esserent

Gives plots of six Tallboy craters and reports on damage to main railway, roads and access railway.

Tags: 5 Group; 617 Squadron; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; V-1; V-weapon

Damage report St Leu D'Esserent

Signal message reports large concentration of craters, damage to entrance of caves and destruction of road rail in the area.

Tags: bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Tallboy; V-1; V-weapon

Crew list for operation against Creil area dumps

Date: 4/5 July 1944, target, zero hour 0130 hours. Lists leader and marker 1, Wing Commander Cheshire flying P-51. Marker 2 in Mosquito and 17 Lancaster carrying one tallboy bomb each.

Tags: 617 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); P-51; Tallboy; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon

Attack on Creil area dumps, 5/5 July 1944. narrative

Notes that despite allied bombing, V-1 campaign against London and South East continues. Notes decision to attack V-1 storage sites. 617 Squadron were to join 5 Group attack and use using 12,000 bombs to collapse roof of caves in which bombs were…

Tags: 5 Group; 617 Squadron; 627 Squadron; bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Lancaster; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); P-51; Tallboy; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon

Royal Air Force file cover - Creil area dumps 4/5 July

Buff file cover with contents: Photos, Photographic Reconnaissance Unit, Photographic Reconnaissance Unit report

Tags: bombing; bombing of the Creil V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); V-1; V-weapon

Walter John Smith’s navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book

Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for Walter John Smith, flight engineer, covering the period from 22 April 1943 to 7 March 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Lindholme,…

Tags: 12 Squadron; 463 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; flight engineer; Halifax; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; RAF Lindholme; RAF Syerston; RAF Waddington; RAF Wickenby; Stirling

George Holmes sortie record sheet 9 and 50 Squadrons

A Sortie Record Sheet dated from 3 June 1944 to 14 August 1944. Relating to Pilot Officer George Holmes’ service as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner with 9 and 50 Squadrons. The sheet records 15 operations, seven with 9 Squadron, and the other eight…

Tags: 50 Squadron; 9 Squadron; bombing; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 3

George Toombs’ flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers.

Flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers for George Toombs, flight engineer, covering the period from 1 May 1944 to 7 October1944. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF…

Tags: 460 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; flight engineer; Halifax; Lancaster; RAF Binbrook; RAF Hemswell; RAF Sandtoft; training

Trossy St Maximin

Vertical aerial photograph over Trossy St Maximin. The top and bottom sections are largely obscured by cloud and bomb explosions. Two Lancasters are visible, one directly below and one diving away in the bottom left corner of the…

Tags: 460 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Binbrook; target photograph

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