156 Squadron Mission Details
Target: Stuttgart
Mission Date: 19/10/1944
Mission Comments: 16 aircraft detailed for a night raid on STUTTGART, all proceeded and returned.
Rego Type Captain Departed Over Target Height Returned Flight Time Comments ORB Slide
PB609  Lancaster III  W/C FALCONER  18:00  20.25  17000  23:24  05:24    DSCF0071 
PB375  Lancaster  F/Lt WILSON  18:04  20.30  18500  23:48  05:44    DSCF0071 
ND808  Lancaster  F/Lt HARRIS  18:04  20.35  19000  00:03  05:59    DSCF0071 
ND875  Lancaster  F/Lt POPE  18:06  20.35  18000  23:54  05:48    DSCF0071 
ND422  Lancaster  F/Lt WILLIAMS  17:55  20.26  18000  23:50  05:55    DSCF0072 
PB505  Lancaster III  F/Lt ROLLIN  17:57  20.23  18000  23:42  05:45  Illuminator  DSCF0072 
PB560  Lancaster  F/Lt TODD  17:58  20.26  17000  23:34  05:36    DSCF0072 
PB565  Lancaster  F/Lt DERAMORE-DENVER  18:01  20.28  18000  23:40  05:39    DSCF0072 
PB507  Lancaster  P/O CUTHILL  18:05  20.30  18500  23:26  05:21    DSCF0072 
PA966  Lancaster  S/L ROBERTSON  17:56  20.25  19000  23:32  05:36  Target attacked from 19,000 ft. No definite colors seen as aircraft arrived, but bombed on greenish glow on which other bombing was going down. Red of the Red/Yellow skymarkers seen as aircraft left in same area as red glow. A green glow seen about 5 miles to Sw which may have been a dummy. One photo attempted. Bomb Load 10 x Cluster no 3 B. 4 x 1000 ANM 59 TD 025  DSCF0073 
PB468  Lancaster III  F/Lt EVANS  17:58  20.24  18000  23:28  05:30    DSCF0073 
PB611  Lancaster  S/L LETFORD  18:02  20.28  18000  23:23  05:21    DSCF0073 
PB486  Lancaster III  S/L COCHRANE  18:03  20.22  18000  23:35  05:32    DSCF0073 
NE120  Lancaster  F/Lt WILSON  18:13  20.28  18500  23:44  05:31    DSCF0073 
PB517  Lancaster III  F/Lt MASON  17:59  20.27  18000  23:21  05:22    DSCF0074 
PB403  Lancaster III  S/L DWEN  18:00  20.28  18,300  23:52  05:52    DSCF0074