Miss-

Ion #

Group

Miss-

Ion #

Date

Target (in Germany unless shown otherwise)

Flying

time

A/c Serial

Let

ter

A/c Name

Remarks

Hard-

stand

1

4

Feb 11

Hambures, France

V-weapon site

3:58

42-52266

E+

Returned without

dropping bombs

Unk

2

11

Feb 25

Fürth

Aircraft factory &

airfield

8:06

42-52266

E+

3

3

12

Mar 3

Oranienburg

Factory & airfield

4:04

41-28613

W

MAID OF FURY

733^RD Sq aircraft

Group formation

returned without

dropping bombs due to

a complete undercast

20

–

15

Mar 8

Berlin/Erkner

Vereinigte

Kugellagerfabriken

AG ball bearing

plant

3:08

41-28644

I+

YANKEE DOLL

Was dispatched but

returned early because

of a runaway prop and aupercharger at 22000

ft. Had to feather #3

engine

10

4

17

Mar 13

Domart-en-

Ponthieu, France

V-weapon site

4:54

41-52169

J+

LUCKY PENNY-LOST &

FOUND DEPT

Carried K24 vertical

camera.

Group formation

returned without

dropping bombs due to

the solid overcast

20

–

20

Mar 18

Friedrichshafen

Luftschiffsbrau

Zeppelin Maybach

aero engine factory

2:38

41-28610

X

CURLY

733^rd Sq aircraft

Was not dispatched.

Returned early

because #1 generator

was out at take-off – #2

and #3 went out during

assembly

46

–

22

Mar 22

Basdorf, near

Berlin

Aero engine works

Nil

41-28644

I+

YANKEE DOLL

Scheduled to fly but did

not take-off. – problem

with starter?

10

5

23

Mar 23

Münster

Railroad yards

6:05

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

Group formation

bombed secondary

Target – primary target

(Handorf, near

Munster, airfield)

obscured by cloud

12

6

25

Mar 26

Flixecourt, near

Domart-en-

Ponthieu, France

V-weapon site

4:13

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

12

7

26

Mar 27

Pau, France

Airfield

8:52

42-52237

C+

PAPER DOLL

2

8

27

Apr 1

Pforzheim

Marshalling yards

6:51

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

Group formation

bombed secondary

target due to adverse

weather (primary target

(Ludwigshafen

chemical works)

12

9

28

Apr 8

Brunswick

Aircraft engine factory

6:06

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

12

10

29

Apr 9

Tutow

Airfield

5:23

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

Returned early due to adverse weather

12

11

30

Apr 10

Orleans/Bricy & Romorantin,

France

Airfields

Unk

41-28627

Y

HER MAN

733^rd Sq aircraft

Secondary targets

bombed – primary target (Tours airfield) completely cloud covered.

38

–

32

Apr 12

Zwickau

Airfield & repair depot

2:47

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

Mission abandoned while the planes were still over the North Sea due to adverse weather

12

12

34

Apr 18

Rathenow, 40 miles W of Berlin Heinkel aircraft parts factory

7:20

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

12

13

35

Apr 19

Paderborn

Airfield & equipment depot

5:40

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

12

14

36

Apr 20

Wizernes, France  V-weapon site

3:47

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

12

15

38

Apr 24

Gablingen, 5 miles N of Augsburg

Air supply & repair depot

8:07

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

12

16

39

Apr 25

Mannheim Marshalling yards

4:10

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

Was dispatched but returned early because of #3 engine failure, loss of oil pressure and internal failure. Sortie credit given

12

17

42

Apr 27

Briairville-sur-Eau, France

Marshalling yards

Unk

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

12

18

47

May 2

Siracourt, France  V-weapons site

Unk

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

12

19

48

May 7

Osnabruck Marshalling yards

5:44

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

12

20

49

May 8

Brunswick

City centre

5:54

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

Unk

21

50

May 9

Florennes,   Belgium

Airfield

4:46

42-52174

K+

HOO JIVE

One of only six crew available in 734^th Sq after the losses on the May 8 mission *

12

–

51

May 11

Chaumont, France Marshalling yards

4:14

42-51096

F-

HUSTLIN” HUSSY

Aborted – fuel transfer system out

7

22

56

May 20

Reims, France Marshalling yards

5:15

42-95173

C+

SKY CHIEF

4

23

57

May 22

Siracourt, France  V-weapons site

Unk

42-95173

C+

SKY CHIEF

4

24

58

May 23

Orleans/Bricy,

France

Airfield

6:55

42-95173

C+

SKY CHIEF

2

25

62

May 28

Merseburg/Leuna, near Leipzig Synthetic oil works

7:25

42-95173

C+

SKY CHIEF

3

26

64

May 30

Oldenburg

Airfield

Unk

42-95173

C+

SKY CHIEF

3

27

65

May 31

Lumes, France Airfield

3:35

42-94990

C

KEN O KAY III

732^nd Sq spare aircraft, which took off more than 30mins after the other 734^th Sq aircraft and was flown in place of 42-95173 C+ SKY CHIEF originally scheduled

32

28

67

Jun 3

Berck-sur-Mer, France

 Coastal defence guns

Unk

42-95173

C+

SKY CHIEF

3

29

69

Jun 6

Near St-Laurent-sur-Mer, France

Coastal defence guns

5:37

42-95173

C+

SKY CHIEF

Group’s 1^st D-Day mission – took off at 03:09

3

30

72

Jun 6

Coutances, St-Lo, Vire or Fougeres, France

Ground troops support

5:35

42-95173

C+

SKY CHIEF

Group’s 4^th D-Day mission – took off at 17:03

3

31

77

Jun 11

Port-Boulot,

France

Bridge

Unk

42-95173

C+

SKY CHIEF

3