156 Squadron Mission Details
Target: Ashaffenburg Mission Date: 21/11/1944 Mission Comments: 16 aircraft detailed for night operations against three targets. 6 aircraft attacked ASCHAFFENBERG out of 7 detailed. 1 aircraft did not take off owing to engine trouble. This attack took place in conditions of 10/10th cloud only the glow of illuminating flares were seen on cloud, and bombing was difficult to assess, but appeared to be concentrated in area of glow.
Rego	Type	Captain	Departed	Over Target	Height	Returned	Flight Time	Comments	ORB Slide
PB517	Lancaster III	F/Lt WILLIAMS	16:39	19.13	16800	21:44	05:05		DSCF0111
PB403	Lancaster III	F/Lt SPINLEY	16:22	19.09	16500	21:25	05:03		DSCF0112
PB560	Lancaster	F/Lt POPE	16:23	19.09	18000	21:42	05:19		DSCF0112
PB507	Lancaster	S/L ROBERTSON	16:37	19.11	16500	21:39	05:02	Blind Illuminator. Target attacked at 1911 hrs from 16,500 ft. Two aircraft seen to drop two lots of flares White at 1910 hrs. Then own a/c dropped on these. On second run glow of red TI seen below cloud ahead of A/C but even this had gone out by the time own A/C arrived. Master Bomber told A/C to bomb on Nav Aids as he could not identify target. The bomb bursts appeared very concentrated as far as could be seen through cloud. One Photo Attempted. Bom Bload 10 x GP No 3 860/B. 4 x 1000 AN/M59 (T/D .025)	DSCF0112
PB375	Lancaster	F/Lt WILSON	16:38	19.17	16500	21:36	04:58		DSCF0112
PB611	Lancaster	F/Lt HISCOCK	16:40	19.17	16300	21:31	04:51		DSCF0112