Centurion Lancasters

Very few Lancasters made it to their 100th mission.

It is seem very appropriate that a photo of one of 156 Squadrons most famous aircraft has been lent by a crew member of one of the most famous crews.

Sgt John Henry Robert WATSON DFM recently came across the site and sent this photo.

Sgt Watson flew a total of 66 missions with 156 Squadron, all but one of them being with F/Lt W J Cleland DSO DFC.  Yet it seems they only flew one mission on this aircraft.

 

The 101 Missions flown by ND875

Target

Date

Captain

  
Karlsruhe 24/04/1944 SLADE H F
Essen 26/04/1944 BLAMEY D O
Ghislain 01/05/1944 SLADE H F
Nantes 07/05/1944 HOPTON C G
Hasselt 11/05/1944 SAMSON R H
Mont Couple 19/05/1944 SLADE H F
Duisberg 21/05/1944 SLADE H F
Dortmund 22/05/1944 GRIFFIN R F
Rennes 27/05/1944 SLADE H F
Mardyck 28/05/1944 SLADE H F
Tergnier 31/05/1944 BINGHAM-HALL T L
Longues 05/06/1944 SLADE H F
Foret de Cerisy 07/06/1944 SLADE H F
Fougeres 08/06/1944 SLADE H F
Le Mans 09/06/1944 SLADE H F
Tours 11/06/1944 SLADE H F
St Pol 14/06/1944 SLADE H F
Lens 15/06/1944 BINGHAM-HALL T L
Renescure 16/06/1944 DOYLE K P C
Coubronnes 23/06/1944 GRIFFIN H T
Mont Candon 17/07/1944 COCHRANE A W G
Sannerville 18/07/1944 COCHRANE A W G
Rollez 19/07/1944 TEMPLE V B
Foret de Croc 20/07/1944 ISON T E
Donges 23/07/1944 ISON T E
Stuttgart 24/07/1944 GRIFFIN R F
Stuttgart 25/07/1944 ISON T E
Hamburg 28/07/1944 HEMMINGS G C
Foret de Nieppes 05/08/1944 ISON T E
Cabourg 06/08/1944 ISON T E
Normandy 07/08/1944 ISON T E
Fort d'Englos 09/08/1944 KITSON K W
Somaine 11/08/1944 ISON T E
Russelsheim 12/08/1944 CLAYTON P F
Normandy 14/08/1944 ISON T E
Kiel 16/08/1944 ISON T E
Bremen 18/08/1944 ISON T E
Russelsheim 25/08/1944 CLAYTON P F
Kiel 26/08/1944 HISCOCK A J
Stettin 29/08/1944 ROLLIN N
Lumbres 31/08/1944 DOYLE K P C
Eindhoven 03/09/1944 ROLLIN N
Le Havre 05/09/1944 ISON T E
Le Havre 09/09/1944 ISON T E
Le Havre 10/09/1944 ISON T E
Gelsenkirchen 11/09/1944 ISON T E
Frankfurt 12/09/1944 CLELAND W J
Wassenar 14/09/1944 DOYLE K P C
Kiel 15/09/1944 DOYLE K P C
Boulogne 17/09/1944 DOYLE K P C
Calais Defence Area 20/09/1944 ISON T E
Undergo 25/09/1944 ISON T E
Cap Gris Nez 26/09/1944 ISON T E
Saarbrucken 05/10/1944 WILLIAMS L T R H
Kleve 07/10/1944 ISON T E
Wanne Eickel 12/10/1944 DERAMORE-DENVER I H
Duisberg 14/10/1944 WALLACE F D
Wilhelmshaven 15/10/1944 WALLACE F D
Stuttgart 19/10/1944 POPE A C
Essen 23/10/1944 PELLY A G
Essen 25/10/1944 ROLLIN N
Koln 28/10/1944 DERAMORE-DENVER I H
Walcheren 29/10/1944 PELLY A G
Oberhausen 01/11/1944 WALLACE F D
Dusseldorf 02/11/1944 WALLACE F D
Bochum 04/11/1944 JACKSON N
Duren 16/11/1944 PELLY A G
Neuss 27/11/1944 WALLACE F D
Essen 28/11/1944 WALLACE F D
Duisberg 30/11/1944 WALLACE F D
Heimbacht - Urft 03/12/1944 WALLACE F D
Karlsruhe 04/12/1944 WALLACE F D
Soest 05/12/1944 WALLACE K T
Duisberg 17/12/1944 DERAMORE-DENVER I H
Hanover 05/01/1945 WILSON M T
Munich 07/01/1945 JACKSON N
Wiesbaden 02/02/1945 COCHRANE A W G
Goch 07/02/1945 COCHRANE A W G
Wesel 17/02/1945 TODD V M H S
Dortmund 20/02/1945 HUGHES H G
Worms 21/02/1945 HUGHES H G
Mannheim 01/03/1945 PAULL I G
Chemnitz 05/03/1945 PAULL I G
Dessau 07/03/1945 TAYLOR W J
Hamburg 08/03/1945 MASON W E B
Dortmund 12/03/1945 PAULL I G
Gelsenkirchen 13/03/1945 TAYLOR W J
Homburg 14/03/1945 TAYLOR W J
Misburg 15/03/1945 PAULL I G
Nurnburg 16/03/1945 TAYLOR W J
Hannau 18/03/1945 MASON W E B
Heide 20/03/1945 HUGHES H G
Hildesheim 22/03/1945 HUGHES H G
Harpenwerg 24/03/1945 CLAYTON P F
Hamburg 31/03/1945 HUGHES H G
Lutzkendorf 04/04/1945 HUGHES H G
Hamburg 08/04/1945 HUGHES H G
Kiel 09/04/1945 HUGHES H G
Leipzig 10/04/1945 LIGHT C E
Nurnburg 11/04/1945 HUGHES H G
Kiel 13/04/1945 HUGHES H G