| 156 Squadron Mission Details
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Target: Goch
Mission Date: 7/02/1945
Mission Comments: 16 aircraft detailed for night operations against enemy troop concentrations at GOCH, in the Western Front Battle Area. 1 aircraft bogged at takeoff and did not proceed. The raid was sucessfully controlled by S/L A.W.G. Cochrane DSO DFC and Bar as Master Bomber, and F/L T.S. Harris was Deputy. The marking appeared quite good throughout, and the bombing well concentrated. Towards the end of the raid the Master Bomber called off the attack because the target and TI's became obscured by smoke and the bombing was getting a little loose. The Master Bomber was involved in a collision whilst orbiting the target and the aircraft sustained damage, losing the port wing tip, but returned safely to base.
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| Rego
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Type
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Captain
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Departed
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Over Target
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Height
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Returned
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Flight Time
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Comments
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ORB Slide
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ND875 |
Lancaster |
S/L COCHRANE |
19:48 |
22.08 |
|
01:40 |
05:52 |
[ED] - See 2nd Bar to DFC Commendation awarded to S/L Cochrane regarding this mission. |
DSCF0205 |
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PB507 |
Lancaster |
F/Lt MASON |
19:36 |
22.10 |
10,000 |
00:20 |
04:44 |
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DSCF0206 |
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PB468 |
Lancaster III |
F/Lt HARRIS |
19:41 |
|
|
00:31 |
04:50 |
|
DSCF0206 |
|
PB593 |
Lancaster |
F/Lt WALLACE |
19:42 |
|
|
00:25 |
04:43 |
|
DSCF0206 |
|
PB403 |
Lancaster III |
F/Lt WILSON |
19:43 |
22.18 |
10000 |
00:28 |
04:45 |
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DSCF0206 |
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ME377 |
Lancaster |
S/L GRIFFIN |
19:47 |
22.19 |
5000 |
00:37 |
04:50 |
|
DSCF0206 |
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NE120 |
Lancaster |
F/Lt NEAL |
19:29 |
22.07 |
4900 |
00:11 |
04:42 |
Blind Illuminator |
DSCF0207 |
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PB560 |
Lancaster |
F/Lt JACKSON |
19:33 |
22.10 |
5000 |
00:35 |
05:02 |
Blind Illuminator |
DSCF0207 |
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PB517 |
Lancaster III |
F/Lt POPE |
19:34 |
22.09 |
3800 |
00:10 |
04:36 |
Blind Illuminator |
DSCF0207 |
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SW259 |
Lancaster |
F/O EDGE |
19:40 |
22.14 |
4500 |
00:33 |
04:53 |
Blind Illuminator |
DSCF0207 |
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PB375 |
Lancaster |
F/Lt WILSON |
19:45 |
22.15 |
3500 |
01:17 |
05:32 |
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DSCF0208 |
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ND591 |
Lancaster |
F/O BOGGIANO |
19:46 |
|
|
00:39 |
04:53 |
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DSCF0208 |
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PA966 |
Lancaster |
S/L ROBERTSON |
19:46 |
20.25 |
5000 |
00:39 |
04:53 |
Blind Illuminator. Task GOCH. Abortive. On first run, there was 10/10ths cloud so did not drop flares. No instructions were heard so did run up under cloud. Saw no TI's. On third run, heard Master Bomber say "Call Off" so did not bomb. On last run at 2025 hrs we saw TI Red and Green very scattered. Bombing appeared spread out. Bomb load 10 CP No.3 Hooded B. 4 x 1,000 MC TD 025. |
DSCF0208 |
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PB701 |
Lancaster III |
F/Lt PELLY |
19:47 |
22.20 |
5500 |
00:19 |
04:32 |
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DSCF0208 |
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NG438 |
Lancaster |
F/Lt DERAMORE-DENVER |
19:44 |
22.17 |
5000 |
00:13 |
04:29 |
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DSCF0209 |