156 Squadron Mission Details
Target: NuCourt Mission Date: 10/07/1944 Mission Comments: 14 aircraft detailed for daylight operations on NUCOURT C/WORKS.All proceeded and returned. 213 Lancasters and 10 Mosquitoes of 1, 3 and 8 Group attacked a flying bomb storage dump but the target was covered by cloud and the bombing was not concentrated. No aircraft lost.
Rego	Type	Captain	Departed	Over Target	Height	Returned	Flight Time	Comments	ORB Slide
ND978	Lancaster III	W/C SCOTT	04:28	05.59	9000	07:41	03:13		DSCF0232
PB177	Lancaster III	S/L WISEMAN	04:34	06.01	16000	07:28	02:54		DSCF0232
ND348	Lancaster	F/Lt MCDONALD	04:38	06.05	13000	07:44	03:06		DSCF0232
PA984	Lancaster III	W/C ISON	04:38	05.57	8000	07:46	03:08		DSCF0232
ND591	Lancaster	W/C BINGHAM-HALL	04:29	06.01	14000	07:36	03:07		DSCF0233
ND444	Lancaster III	S/L GRIFFIN	04:33	06.05	14000	07:31	02:58		DSCF0233
ND618	Lancaster III	S/L ROBERTSON	04:35	06.01	15000	07:38	03:03	NUCOURT C/WORKS. Target attacked at 0601.18 hrs from 15000 ft 0546hrs Master Bomber first heard saying 'Basement 14000ft', later on he said 'Maintain Height' and then 'Square Mile' which he repeated. Master Bomber said 'Bomb TI if you can see it' but nothing was seen through the cloud and we bombed blindly. One photo attempted. Bomb Load 11 x 1000 USA GP, 2 x 500 GP, 2 x 500 GPLD	DSCF0233
PA966	Lancaster	S/L COCHRANE	04:37	06.04	13000	07:42	03:05		DSCF0233
PB114	Lancaster III	S/L SLADE	04:40	06.05	14500	07:35	02:55		DSCF0233
NE132	Lancaster	S/L DWEN	04:31	06.06	14000	07:49	03:18		DSCF0234
ND340	Lancaster	S/L HEMMINGS	04:36	06.03	14000	07:33	02:57		DSCF0234
ND477	Lancaster	P/O RIBBINS	04:39	06.07	13200	07:45	03:06		DSCF0234
NE120	Lancaster	F/Lt NEAL	04:41	06.09	14000	07:39	02:58		DSCF0234
ND882	Lancaster	F/Lt ETCHELLS	04:42	06.07	15000	07:26	02:44		DSCF0234