| 156 Squadron Mission Details
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Target: Gelsenkirchen
Mission Date: 11/09/1944
Mission Comments: 13 A/C detailed for operations - a daylight raid on GELSENKIRCHEN. All proceeded. 1 A/C missing, S/L A.W.RAW and crew. The target was strongly defended and 10 aircraft were hit and damaged by flak.
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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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|
ND929 |
Lancaster |
P/O CUTHILL |
16:47 |
18.27 |
18000 |
19:49 |
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|
466 |
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PB186 |
Lancaster III |
F/O CANN |
16:48 |
18.26 |
18000 |
20:25 |
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|
466 |
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PB375 |
Lancaster |
F/Lt TODD |
16:48 |
18.26 |
18000 |
20:17 |
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|
466 |
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ND477 |
Lancaster |
F/Lt KITSON |
16:49 |
18.27 |
17000 |
19:51 |
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|
466 |
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PA966 |
Lancaster |
S/L ROBERTSON |
16:51 |
18.25 |
18000 |
20:03 |
03:12 |
Task GELSENKIRCHEN (NORDSTERN) Target attacked at 1825.18 from 18,000 ft. Smoke ofTI Red or Yellow or Green seen immediately before our bombing. A column of smoke seen just after in position of own bombs. One photo attempted. |
466 |
|
PB507 |
Lancaster |
S/L CLAYTON |
16:50 |
18.30 |
17000 |
20:13 |
03:23 |
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DSCF0018 |
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PB177 |
Lancaster III |
F/Lt DOYLE |
16:51 |
18.26 |
16500 |
20:10 |
03:45 |
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DSCF0018 |
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ND875 |
Lancaster |
W/C ISON |
16:52 |
18.27 |
17000 |
20:37 |
03:45 |
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DSCF0018 |
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NE132 |
Lancaster |
F/O EVANS |
16:47 |
18.27 |
18000 |
20:11 |
03:24 |
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DSCF0019 |
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PB403 |
Lancaster III |
W/C FALCONER |
16:49 |
18.32 |
19000 |
20:00 |
03:11 |
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DSCF0019 |
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PB468 |
Lancaster III |
F/Lt HARRIS |
16:50 |
18.27 |
18000 |
20:32 |
03:42 |
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DSCF0019 |
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ND534 |
Lancaster III |
S/L RAW |
16:54 |
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This aircraft failed to return. Nothing heard after takeoff.
T/o 1654 Upwood. Crashed 1830 some 3 km W of the target area. All rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. S/L Raw had completed at least 34 sorties and his crew were experienced Pathfinders. |
DSCF0019 |
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ND422 |
Lancaster |
F/Lt LEWIS |
16:57 |
18.31 |
18900 |
20:08 |
03:11 |
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DSCF0019 |