PD363

Lancaster Mk. I

Initial record to be updated when first event found

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Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-Y²

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-K²

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-K²

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-K²

DUISBERG

Fg Off H.R. McClelland

Target: Four Aiming Points (mines and coke ovens) in the Hamborn district of the city. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. Flown in support of Operation HURRICANE.

DUISBERG

Fg Off H.R. McClelland

Target: Built-up area to the north of the docks. Load: 12x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs. Flown in support of Operation HURRICANE.

GELSENKIRCHEN

Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke

Target: Nordstern synthetic oil plant Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 6x 1000lb and 6x 500lb bombs

DORTMUND

Plt Off G.H. Paley

Hoesch Benzin GmbH synthetic oil plant Load: J2, Q2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, ?x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs All other aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs.

WANNE-EICKEL

Plt Off G.H. Paley

Krupps synthetic oil plant RUHR Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs Most aircraft diverted to Bury St Edmunds (Rougham), Tempsford or Mepal due to poor visibility - only four Squadron aircraft landed at base.

FREIBURG

Fg Off W.A. Randall

Troop concentrations in built up area. Flown in support of the French 1st Army. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 2332x 4lb incendiaries

DORTMUND

Plt Off G.H. Paley

Industrial and rail targets within the built-up area RUHR Load: K2, Q2, R2, W2, Z2: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 14 x No.14 incendiary clusters, and 120 x 4lb incendiaries. All other aircraft: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 5x 1,000lb and 7x 500lb bombs. |Hit by flak. Landed with the assistance of FIDO.

URFT DAM

Plt Off G.H. Paley

Walled masonry dam Load: 14x 1000lb bombs Master Bomber called off the attack due low cloud over target and the proximity of Allied troops. All aircraft returned with bombloads.

KARLSRUHE

Plt Off G.H. Paley

Built-up area Load: C2, H2, Q2, X2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 14 x No.14 incendiary clusters and 120x 4lb incendiaries A2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 4x 1000lb, and 9x 500lb bombs All other aircraft: 13x or 12x 1000lb bombs.

MERSEBURG

Plt Off G.H. Paley

IG Farbenindustrie synthetic oil refinery, Leuna Load: F2, I2, L2, P2, W2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 3x 1000lb and 5x500lb bombs A2, G2, Q2, R2, X2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 3x 1000lb and 6x 500lb bombs Y2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 10x 500lb bombs B2, D2, J2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 11x No.14 incendiary clusters and 120x 4lb incendiaries C2, H2, K2, M2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 12 x No.14 incendiary clusters and 120x 4lb incendiaries.

ULM

Plt Off G.H. Paley

Marshalling yards, and Magirius-Deutz & Kassbohrer lorry factories Load: A2, H2, I2, P2, T2, Y2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 1604x 4lb incendiaries All other aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 6x No.15 and 5x No.14 incendiary clusters, and 120x 4lb incendiaries.

KOBLENZ

Plt Off G.H. Paley

Marshalling yards Load: C2, H2, I2, O2, Z2: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb and 6 or7x 500lb bombs All other aircraft: 13x 1000lb bombs On return the Squadron was ordered to divert to Charterhall in Scotland due to poor weather across most of England. All aircraft landed at Charterhall except L2 and Y2 which landed at Manston, and T2 which landed at Carnaby. Diverted to Charterhall.

SCHOLVEN BUER

Plt Off G.H. Paley

Hydeierwerke Scholven synthetic oil refinery in Gelsenkirchen Load: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs.

OSTERFELD

Fg Off B.H. O'Neill

Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. Described by O'Neill as 'Quiet'.

NUREMBURG

Plt Off G.H. Paley

Marshalling Yards & Built-up Area Load: C2, D2, J2, L2, O2, X2, Z2: 1x 4000lb, 1,598x 4lb incendiaries A2, F2, G2, H2, K2, Q2, V2, W2, Y2 1x4000lb, 14x 500 R2 1x 4000lb, 4x 1000lb, 5x 500lb

ROYAN

Fg Off I.R. Carter

Target: Enemy garrison & supply depot (flown in support of the Free French forces besieging the town) Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs.

ZEITZ – TROGLITZ

Fg Off G.H. Paley

Braunkohle Benzin synthetic oil plant (low grade MT fuel) Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 12x 500lb bombs. Sighted Fw190 – no combat

DUISBURG

Fg Off G.H. Paley

Steelwork coking ovens & rolling mills in the Hamborn area of the city and a benzol plant in Bruckhausen Load: All aircraft: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs.

STUTTGART (ZUFFENHAUSEN)

Fg Off G.H. Paley

Hirth aero-engine factory & Boash ignition works Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 12x 500lb bombs. (First force attacked the railyards at Kornwestheim) Sighted Ju88 but did not engage due to range.

LUDWIGSHAFEN

Fg Off B.H. O'Neill

Target: Marshalling yards, factories & troop positions. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 1620x 4lb incendiaries. Described by O'Neill as 'Quiet trip. Few searchlights. Little flak. No fighters, Bad weather'.

BOTTROP

Fg Off G.H. Paley

Prosper coking plant & benzol refinery Load: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs Sighted a bomber being shot down after being coned at 1937.

KLEVE

Fg Off D.E. Till

Enemy strong points. Flown in support of 1st Canadian Army and 15th Scottish Division attacking the town. Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16 x 500lb bombs.

POLITZ

Fg Off G.H. Paley

IG Farben synthetic oil plant 5333.5N 01444.5E Master Bomber: Snodgrass 1 & 2 MF: Press On Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 10x 500lb bombs.

CHEMNITZ

Fg Off G.H. Paley

Operation THUNDERCLAP - City Load: B, C, F, J, K, N: 1x 2000lb, 1478x 4lb incendiaries L: 1x 2000lb, 1650x 4lb incebdiaries All other a/c: 1x 4000lb, 1170x 4lb incendiaries.

DORTMUND

Fg Off G.H. Paley

Rhenania Ossag oil refinery, Reisholz district RUHR Load: M, N, O, P, Q, R, T, V: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’ and 1,604x 4lb incendiaries. X: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’ and 2,220x 4lb incendiaries. J, K, L: 1x 2,000lb bomb and 2,100x 4lb incendiaries. B, C, D, F, H: 1x 2,000lb bomb and 1,846x 4lb incendiaries.

PFORZHEIM

Fg Off C.T. Dalziel

Operation THUNDERCLAP – Built-Up Area 4852N 00842E Ball bearing factory Master Bomber: Blacktie 1,2,& 3 Main Force: Wastepipe Load: 1x 4,000lb Cookie, 2480x 4lb incendiaries

NEUSS

Fg Off C.T. Dalziel

Enemy Ground Positions General recall Load: Unknown

MANNHEIM

Fg Off C.T. Dalziel

Built-up area Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb, 1770x 4lb incendiaries

COLOGNE

Fg Off G.H. Paley

Roads to W of the Rhine leading to Hohenzollern Bridge Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 10x 500lb, 2x 500lb, and 4x 250lb bombs. Starboard outer engine failure on return leg over France - returned on three engines.

CHEMNITZ

Fg Off G.H. Paley

Built-up area – Flown in support of Operation THUNDERCLAP Load: D, F, H, M, N, P, X, Y: 1x4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. All other aircraft: 1x 2000lb bomb and 1650x 4lb incendiaries.

DESSAU

Fg Off G.H. Paley

Built-up area Load: D, G, H, K, L, M, N, W, X, Z: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 1170x 4lb incendiaries All other aircraft: 1x 2000lb, 1650x 4lb incendiaries. 08 Mar 45 – All lost in PD363 UL-K2 Details of the fate of the aircraft is not known, although it was heard broadcasting the winds at 2135. The aircraft crashed in Bauhofstr., Ziebigk, a SW suburb of Dessau. There were no survivors. The crew were initially buried at the cemetery in Dessau, which, post-war, was in the Russian Zone. In 1947 the Russians finally allowed access to the allies Missing Persons Research units. In error, the Americans transferred all the remains from isolated cemeteries such as Dessau to one of the US cemeteries in France. In 1949, the error was discovered by the British and the crew reburied in the French cemetery at Choloy Buried at the Choloy War Cemetery, France, Coll. grave 4.C.1-7.

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