156 Squadron Mission Details
Target: Dusseldorf
Mission Date: 25/05/1943
Mission Comments: 21 aircraft detailed for operations: All took off and returned safely.
Rego Type Captain Departed Over Target Height Returned Flight Time Comments ORB Slide
ED822  Lancaster III  W/C DONALDSON  23:10  1.39  16000  03:32    DUSSELDORF 0147 hrs, height 16000 ft. aircraft seen in flames and disappeared through cloud.  147 
ED883  Lancaster  S/L GRANT  23:23  1.39  20000  03:14      147 
ED856  Lancaster  F/Lt COOK  23:28  1.30  16000  03:45      147 
ED829  Lancaster III  F/O SMITH  23:36  2.12    04:14    Target attacked at 0212 hrs from special equipment. Red T.I.'s were dropped on run in where Yellow T.I.'s should have gone - followed by a number of incens. Then 5/6 miles further N. about 3 reds went down - followed by more Green. Bulk of attack fell south of the target and was spread over 12 miles. Some incends were seen to fall in target area.  147 
W4922  Lancaster  F/Sgt LAY  23:38  1.44    03:27      147 
ED599  Lancaster III  P/O SULLIVAN  00:04  2.06  20000  04:06    Target attacked at 0206 from 20000 ft. by aid of Green T.I's Bombsightwas U/S and unable to say where bombs dropped. Attack was very scattered and fires did not seem particulary large. Base (cloud) obscured vision.
RHINBERG, 5 miles east A/C seen falling in flames from 20000 ft. A/C seen falling in flames on port quarter. 		 148 
ED858  Lancaster III  F/Sgt HUDSON  00:04      04:02    A/C seen to explode in the air and fall to the ground.  148 
W4950  Lancaster  S/L DUIGAN  00:09  1.50  17000  03:50      148 
ED885  Lancaster III  F/Lt YOUNG  23:12  1.33  20000  03:26      148 
W4924  Lancaster  Sgt. SLOPER  23:21  1.33  20000  03:18      148 
ED919  Lancaster III  Sgt. HEWERDINE  23:26  1.52    03:59      148 
ED926  Lancaster III  F/Sgt RYAN  23:28  1.40  17000  03:59      148 
ED842  Lancaster  P/O MACLACHLAN  23:31  1.54  16500  03:36  04:25    148 
ED860  Lancaster  F/Sgt WALLACE  23:50  2.05  18500  04:24  04:34    148 
ED863  Lancaster III  W/O BUSBY  23:58  2.06    04:02      148 
ED841  Lancaster  F/O PRICHARD  00:06  2.10  16000  04:19      149 
W4943  Lancaster I  Sgt. OVERTON  00:11  2.14    04:26      149 
ED859  Lancaster  F/Lt MOIR  00:14  2.15  18000  04:08      149 
ED840  Lancaster III  F/O CRAMPTON  23:07  1.39    03:40      149 
W4933  Lancaster  F/Sgt COLDHAM  23:19  1.35  18000  03:34      149 
ED474  Lancaster III  P/O THOMSON  23:42  1.57  20000  03:53      149