Back to Normandy - Recently Added Listings - Unknown https://www.backtonormandy.org/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 06:21:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 Flight of an unknown aircraft L1032 and Flying Officer G W Petre on 1940-06-19 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/105295-4157810.html On 1940-06-19, Pilot, navigator or other duty? G W Petre (Flying Officer, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a with serial L1032 for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Baled out. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 19. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Petre: he was wounded. There is no commemoration location known.
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Flight of ? L7027 and Sergeant A Berry on 1940-07-24 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/107228-4155777.html On 1940-07-24, Pilot, navigator or other duty? A Berry (Sergeant, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a ? with serial L7027 for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 141. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Berry: he is missing. There is no commemoration location known.
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fredvogels Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:33:33 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/107228-4155777.html
Flight of ? L6966 and Pilot Officer J T Jones on 1940-07-24 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/107229-4155778.html On 1940-07-24, Pilot, navigator or other duty? J T Jones (Pilot Officer, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a ? with serial L6966 for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 141. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Jones: he is missing. There is no commemoration location known.
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fredvogels Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:33:33 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/107229-4155778.html
Flight of ? L6966 and Pilot Officer W A Pouting on 1940-07-24 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/107230-4155779.html On 1940-07-24, Pilot, navigator or other duty? W A Pouting (Pilot Officer, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a ? with serial L6966 for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 141. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Pouting: he is missing. There is no commemoration location known.
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fredvogels Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:33:33 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/107230-4155779.html
Flight of ? L7027 and Pilot Officer I G Shaw on 1940-07-24 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/107231-4155780.html On 1940-07-24, Pilot, navigator or other duty? I G Shaw (Pilot Officer, RAF) with servicenumber 40265 flew a ? with serial L7027 for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 141. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Shaw: he is missing. There is no commemoration location known.
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fredvogels Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:33:33 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/107231-4155780.html
Flight of ? unknown and unknown rank unknown name on 1940-09-30 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/108009-4154984.html On 1940-09-30, Pilot, navigator or other duty? unknown name (unknown rank, RAF) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a ? with serial unknown for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Crashed on take off at Catterick. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 219. The location for the map is Catterick, United Kingdom. Circumstances at the end of this mission for this unknown person: he died, but circumstances of death are unknown. There is no commemoration location known.
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fredvogels Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:33:33 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/108009-4154984.html
Flight of ? unknown and Pilot Officer M A Bentley on 1940-06-08 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/108707-4154272.html On 1940-06-08, Pilot, navigator or other duty? M A Bentley (Pilot Officer, RAF) with servicenumber 42184 flew a ? with serial unknown for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Lost when HMS Glorious sunk. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 263. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Bentley: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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Flight of ? unknown and Pilot Officer P H Purdy on 1940-06-08 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/108708-4154273.html On 1940-06-08, Pilot, navigator or other duty? P H Purdy (Pilot Officer, RAF) with servicenumber 41738 flew a ? with serial unknown for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Lost when HMS Glorious sunk. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 263. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Purdy: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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Flight of ? unknown and Sergeant E F W Russell on 1940-06-08 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/108709-4154274.html On 1940-06-08, Pilot, navigator or other duty? E F W Russell (Sergeant, RAF) with servicenumber 565278 flew a ? with serial unknown for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss: Lost when HMS Glorious sunk. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 263. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Russell: he was killed. He is commemorated at: Runnymede Memorial, United Kingdom.
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Flight of ? N1535 and Pilot Officer F H King on 1940-07-24 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/108801-4154172.html On 1940-07-24, Pilot, navigator or other duty? F H King (Pilot Officer, RAF) with servicenumber 43845 flew a ? with serial N1535 for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of squadron no. 264. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for King: he is missing. There is no commemoration location known.
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Flight of ? L7025 and Flying Officer I R Stephenson on 1940-07-26 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/112005-4151012.html On 1940-07-26, Pilot, navigator or other duty? I R Stephenson (Flying Officer, unknown Air Service) with an unknown servicenumber, flew a ? with serial L7025 for this duty: unknown operation. His mission was not completed. Circumstances of the aircraft loss are unknown. This aircraft was a part of unit: unknown unit. The location for the map is the English Channel. Circumstances at the end of this mission for Stephenson: he was rescued. There is no commemoration location known.
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The 77 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1940-04-14 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/28592-RAF10854.html On Sunday 14 April 1940, a member of the 77 Sqdn, Aircraftman 2nd Class E A L Jones, took off from an unknown RAF station in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


April

Recce flights in the first week of April showed that the Germans were massing an invasion fleet - possibly bound for Norway. This proved to be correct as they invaded at dawn on the 9th. Denmark was also occupied within hours. Bomber Command was ordered to halt the German advance through southern Norway, but with round trips of over 1,000 miles entirely over sea, support for ground forces (who landed in the north at Narvik) was very non-existent. On the 12th, 6 Hampdens and 3 Wellingtons were lost during an attack on Stavangar, this proving to be the end of daylight raids for these aircraft. During the night of 13/14th April, Hampdens carried out the first minelaying ('Gardening') sorties of the war and these operations were carried out almost nightly for many months. Bomber Command paid particular attention to the airfields in its reach, notably those at Stavangar, Trondheim and Oslo in an effort to deny their use by the Luftwaffe. These appear to have had little success as by the end of the month photos showed over 150 German aircraft at Stavangar alone. The night of 25/26th April saw the probable loss of the first Bomber Command aircraft to a German fighter when a Hampden of No 49 Squadron was engaged near Sylt.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/28592-RAF10854.html
The unit an unknown left from Driffield at 1940-08-15 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Ground https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/30447-RAF12709.html On Thursday 15 August 1940, a member of the unit an unknown, Aircraftman 1st Class J W M Windle, took off from Driffield in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


August

A change of duties for the Blenheims saw a number (normally 6 aircraft) employed on anti-shipping patrols on most days of the month. They rarely saw anything worthy of further action. Having suffered terribly at the hands of German fighters earlier in the year (see 17 May 1940), No 82 Squadron was almost wiped in a single operation on 13 August. Twelve aircraft from No 82 were sent to attack Hamstede airfield in Holland. Only one aircraft returned, the rest having been caught by fighters over the airfield during their bombing runs. It wasn't just the fighters that the bomber crews had to contend with. Poor weather (or even a lack of cloud cover) forced many crews to abort their missions, and on many occasions only one or two aircraft from an original force of twenty or thirty would complete their tasks. Bomber Command planning staff were still sending small numbers of medium bombers (60-80) to multiple targets during night operations. For example, the night of 10th/11th August saw 57 aircraft involved in raids on 9 targets. These had very little effect on the population of the cities (Hamburg, Wilhelmshafen and Münster were frequent targets) indeed, the three and a half months covered by the Battle of Britain saw 14 raids against Münster. Only on one night did more than 10 bombs fall. Bombing accuracy was still a major problem for those crews who managed to find their intended targets as there were no navigation aids to help them, and 'dead reckoning' (speed and heading corrected for forecast winds) frequently caused aircraft to miss their targets by many miles. The industrial centre of the Ruhr was often targeted as were many cities including, for the first time, those in the east and south of Germany. The month also saw the first Victoria Cross awarded to Bomber Command. It was to Flight Lieutenant RAB Learoyd of No 49 Squadron for his part in a successful attack on the Dortmund-Ems canal near Münster during 12th/13th August.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/30447-RAF12709.html
The 9 Sqdn left from Honington at 1940-09-02 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/30687-RAF12949.html On Monday 02 September 1940, a member of the 9 Sqdn, an unknown crew member, took off from Honington in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial R3296, code P-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


September

For the first week of the month, the only Blenheim sorties were the anti-shipping patrols. In fact, the majority of daylight operations were of this nature and rarely featured more than a dozen aircraft. Airfields were becoming secondary targets as the Command sought to disrupt Hitler's invasion plans by targeting the barges moored along the length of the Channel coast. The nighttime operations were of a completely different nature. The numbers of aircraft used was starting to increase. On fourteen nights the total number of aircraft on operations exceeded 100, and for six nights in the middle of September between 92 and 194, the highest of any night so far, concentrated on the Channel ports with minor operations against German targets. The night of 14th/15th September saw an oil depot near Antwerp bombed by 43 Wellingtons in an untypical concentration of aircraft against one target. The following night, Sgt John Hannah, an 18-year old wireless operator with No 83 Squadron (Hampdens), bravely fought a fire in his aircraft after it had been hit by flak near Antwerp. Despite being badly burned, Hannah stayed with the aircraft and extinguished the fire allowing the Hampden to recover to its base. For this, Sgt Hannah was awarded Bomber Command's second VC. Berlin was the objective of a raid by 129 aircraft during the night of 23rd/24th September and 112 aircraft claimed to have found their target despite a ground mist making identification difficult. This contrasted sharply when 17 aircraft claimed to have bombed the German Air Ministry building in Berlin. Official records from the city show that only 6 bombs fell on the whole of Berlin that night!


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/30687-RAF12949.html
The 77 Sqdn left from Linton on Ouse at 1940-09-07 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/30790-RAF13052.html On Saturday 07 September 1940, a member of the 77 Sqdn, Sergeant A R Davies, took off from Linton on Ouse in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


September

For the first week of the month, the only Blenheim sorties were the anti-shipping patrols. In fact, the majority of daylight operations were of this nature and rarely featured more than a dozen aircraft. Airfields were becoming secondary targets as the Command sought to disrupt Hitler's invasion plans by targeting the barges moored along the length of the Channel coast. The nighttime operations were of a completely different nature. The numbers of aircraft used was starting to increase. On fourteen nights the total number of aircraft on operations exceeded 100, and for six nights in the middle of September between 92 and 194, the highest of any night so far, concentrated on the Channel ports with minor operations against German targets. The night of 14th/15th September saw an oil depot near Antwerp bombed by 43 Wellingtons in an untypical concentration of aircraft against one target. The following night, Sgt John Hannah, an 18-year old wireless operator with No 83 Squadron (Hampdens), bravely fought a fire in his aircraft after it had been hit by flak near Antwerp. Despite being badly burned, Hannah stayed with the aircraft and extinguished the fire allowing the Hampden to recover to its base. For this, Sgt Hannah was awarded Bomber Command's second VC. Berlin was the objective of a raid by 129 aircraft during the night of 23rd/24th September and 112 aircraft claimed to have found their target despite a ground mist making identification difficult. This contrasted sharply when 17 aircraft claimed to have bombed the German Air Ministry building in Berlin. Official records from the city show that only 6 bombs fell on the whole of Berlin that night!


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/30790-RAF13052.html
The 58 Sqdn left from Linton on Ouse at 1940-10-08 at 18:25. Loc or duty Gelsenkirchen https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/31183-RAF13445.html On Tuesday 08 October 1940, a member of the 58 Sqdn, Pilot Officer R A Hadley, took off from Linton on Ouse in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at 18:25.

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


October

Blenheims returned to limited attacks against German targets, using cloud cover wherever possible to cover their approach. The anti-shipping patrols with little of note to report and as a consequence, more Blenheims were joining the night raids. These returned to the pattern of July and August with smaller numbers of aircraft being sent to multiple targets. The largest single raids were about 20-30 aircraft against the larger German cities and on two nights, 20th/21st and 24th/25th October, Hamburg was bombed by a number Wellingtons which started 12 and 13 fires respectively although the loss of life was slight. German fighters also started marauding flights, whether intention or not, near Bomber Command airfields as the aircraft were departing for their night's mission. Twice, the first time being on 20th/21st October, Whitleys were caught by German night fighters shortly after take-off and shot down. The night of 15th/16th October marked the final operation by Battles in Bomber Command.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/31183-RAF13445.html
The 77 Sqdn left from Linton on Ouse at 1940-10-23 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Ground Staff https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/31399-RAF13661.html On Wednesday 23 October 1940, a member of the 77 Sqdn, Aircraftman 1st Class O R Lock, took off from Linton on Ouse in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


October

Blenheims returned to limited attacks against German targets, using cloud cover wherever possible to cover their approach. The anti-shipping patrols with little of note to report and as a consequence, more Blenheims were joining the night raids. These returned to the pattern of July and August with smaller numbers of aircraft being sent to multiple targets. The largest single raids were about 20-30 aircraft against the larger German cities and on two nights, 20th/21st and 24th/25th October, Hamburg was bombed by a number Wellingtons which started 12 and 13 fires respectively although the loss of life was slight. German fighters also started marauding flights, whether intention or not, near Bomber Command airfields as the aircraft were departing for their night's mission. Twice, the first time being on 20th/21st October, Whitleys were caught by German night fighters shortly after take-off and shot down. The night of 15th/16th October marked the final operation by Battles in Bomber Command.


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The unit an unknown left from North Luffenham at 1941-11-10 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/38817-RAF21079.html On Monday 10 November 1941, a member of the unit an unknown, Aircraftman 1st Class G Roberts, took off from North Luffenham in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


November

A new record number of sorties was flown during the night of the 7th/8th, when 392 aircraft were despatched with the main objectives being Berlin (169 aircraft), Cologne (75) and Mannheim (55). The Berlin raid suffered not only from cloud obscuring the target, but also at the hands of flak and fighters. 21 aircraft (12.4%) were lost (10 Wellingtons, 9 Whitleys and 2 Stirlings). Overall, 37 aircraft failed to return, a rate of 9.4%. These losses were rapidly swinging the balance against Bomber Command - indeed, no air force could sustain this amount of losses for any length of time and, in an attempt to rebuild the Command's confidence, less well-defended targets were chosen for future attacks. In four months, Bomber Command had lost the equivalent of its entire frontline strength, 526 aircraft, and morale on the squadrons was low.

On the 13th, the Air Ministry dropped the bombshell to the Command's AOCinC, Air Marshal Sir Richard Pierse, that the bomber offensive in its present form was to be stopped whilst the future shape and tactics of Bomber Command was debated. With the exception of a few minor raids in the following months this is exactly what happened and, by early January, Pierse had been posted from his position.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/38817-RAF21079.html
The unit an unknown left from an unknown RAF station at 1941-12-17 at an unknown time. ... https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/39293-RAF21555.html On Wednesday 17 December 1941, a member of the unit an unknown, Aircraftman 1st Class F Mason, took off from an unknown RAF station in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


December

Operations continued at a very slow pace. The highest number of sorties for a single night during December was 251 during7th/8th December when Aachen and Brest were the two main objectives. The Brest attack marked the operational debut of Oboe when Stirlings from Nos 7 and 15 Squadrons used the device on this raid. The remaining days and nights passed fairly quietly, but Brest was the recipient of repeated attacks, and on the 18th, a daylight raid reported that, at long last, the Gneisenau, still harboured in the port, was hit during an attack by 47 aircraft. No 2 Group's Blenheims, joined by Hampdens from No 5 Group, took part in the first combined operation of the war. While a force of Commandos was landed on the island of Vaagsö off the Norwegian coast, the Blenheims made diversionary attacks on shipping off the coast and enemy-held airfields. The Hampdens meanwhile, attempted to lay down a smoke-screen for the landing and bomb gun positions. Although the raid was deemed a success, 8 aircraft of the 29 despatched were lost (27.5%). The Blenheims also undertook a new kind of operation - night intruder attacks - on German airfields before the end of the month, successfully striking Soesterberg airfield in Holland with bombs and attacking 2 German bombers in the air with guns. The final bombing raids of note were made during the night of 28th/29th December when 217 sorties were flown with Wilhelmshaven, Hüls and Emden the main targets.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/39293-RAF21555.html
The unit an unknown left from Ossington at 1942-04-18 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/41893-RAF24155.html On Saturday 18 April 1942, a member of the unit an unknown, Aircraftman A O'Hara, took off from Ossington in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


17/18 April 1942

Hamburg

173 aircraft - 134 Wellingtons, 23 Stirlings, 11 Halifaxes, 5 Manchesters. 7 Wellingtons and 1 Manchester lost.
107 crews claimed to have bombed the target but the German estimate was that no more than 50 aircraft had attacked Hamburg. There were 75 fires in Hamburg - 33 classed as large - 23 people were killed and 66 injured.

Minor Operations: 22 Whitleys to St Nazaire, 4 aircraft to Le Havre, 6 Blenheim Intruders to Holland, 9 aircraft minelaying off Heligoland. 1 Intruder and 1 minelaying Manchester lost.

Total effort for the night: 214 sorties, 10 aircraft (4.7 per cent) lost.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/41893-RAF24155.html
The 77 Sqdn left from Chivenor at 1942-06-17 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/43972-RAF26234.html On Wednesday 17 June 1942, a member of the 77 Sqdn, Corporal T A Clifford, took off from Chivenor in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(8th Air Force): 5th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 8th Air Force, arrives at Molesworth, England from the US with F-4s; first mission is in Nov 42. 

Campaign report of the RAF:


16/17 June 1942

Essen

106 aircraft - 40 Wellingtons, 39 Halifaxes, 15 Lancasters, 12 Stirlings. 8 aircraft - 4 Halifaxes, 3 Wellingtons, 1 Stirling- lost.
Only 16 crews reported that they had identified Essen; 56 bombed alternative targets, 45 of them attacking Bonn. Essen reports only 3 high-explosive and 400 incendiary bombs in the city with one person being wounded.

This raid concluded the series of 5 raids on Essen in 16 nights. 1,607 sorties had been dispatched and 84 aircraft (5.2 per cent) lost. No industrial damage was caused in Essen on any of these raids; a few houses were destroyed and 38 civilians were killed. Essen would not be visited in strength for 3 months.

Minor Operations: 12 Hampdens minelaying off Lorient, 9 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No losses.

17/18 June 1942

Minor Operations: 27 Stirlings and Wellingtons to St Nazaire but only 6 aircraft bombed, in poor weather, 46 aircraft minelaying off St Nazaire and in the Frisians, 2 Stirlings on leaflet flights. No losses.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/43972-RAF26234.html
The 77 Sqdn left from Chivenor at 1942-07-04 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/44830-RAF27092.html On Saturday 04 July 1942, a member of the 77 Sqdn, Leading Aircraftman W Hanson, took off from Chivenor in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(8th Air Force): First USAAF air operation over W Europe. 15th Bombardment Squadron (Light) flying 6 American-built Bostons belonging to No. 226 Squadron Royal Air Force, join a RAF low-level attack on De Koog (2 aircraft), Bergen/Alkamaar, Haanstede and Valkenberg (2 aircraft) Airfields in the Netherlands; 2 aircraft are lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 1 damaged; 6 airmen are MIA. Aircraft flown by Captain Charles C Kegelman, Squadron Commander, is severely damaged, but Kegelman succeeds in bringing it back to base at Swanton Morley. VIII Air Force Composite Command is activated in the US. Second B-17 arrives in the UK via the N Atlantic ferry route.

Campaign report of the RAF:


3/4 July 1942

6 Lancasters minelaying in the Great Belt; 2 aircraft lost.

4 July 1942

12 Bostons were dispatched in 4 flights of 3 aircraft each, in low-level attacks on 4 Dutch airfields: De Kooy, Bergen, Haamstede and Valkenburg. As it was American Independence Day, 6 of the planes were crewed by members of the Eighth Air Force. Intense light Flak was encountered at the Dutch coast and at the targets and 3 Bostons were shot down, all of the aircraft lost being crewed by Americans.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/44830-RAF27092.html
The 392 Bomb Gp Unit left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-07-13 at an unknown time. ... https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/44954-RAF27216.html On Monday 13 July 1942, a member of the 392 Bomb Gp Unit, 1st Lieutenant N J Hunt, took off from an unknown RAF station in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(8th Air Force): HQ 52d Fighter Group arrives at Eglinton, Co. Derry, Ireland from the US.

Campaign report of the RAF:


12/13 July 1942

Minelaying: 55 aircraft to Lorient, St Nazaire and the Frisians. 1 Hampden and 1 Wellington lost.

1 Lancaster made a leaflet flight to France and returned safely.

13 July 1942

12 Bostons bombed Boulogne railway yards without loss.

13/14 July 1942

Duisburg

194 aircraft - 139 Wellingtons, 33 Halifaxes, 13 Lancasters, 9 Stirlings - on the first of a series of raids on this industrial city on the edge of the Ruhr. 6 aircraft - 3 Wellingtons, 2 Stirlings, 1 Lancaster - were lost and 4 more aircraft crashed in tons England.
The force encountered cloud and electrical storms and reported that their bombing was well scattered. Duisburg reports only housing damage - 11 houses destroyed, 18 seriously damaged - and 17 people killed.

Minor Operations: 10 Blenheim Intruders, 6 aircraft on leaflet flights. 1 Intruder lost.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/44954-RAF27216.html
The 419 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-11-30 at an unknown time https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/50212-RAF32474.html On Monday 30 November 1942, a member of the 419 Sqdn, Sergeant G Sayers, took off from an unknown RAF station in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial DT540, code VR-C).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(Eighth Air Force): In a meeting at the Air Ministry a joint decision is made on the allocation of responsibility, with the RAF to provide aerial defense of sectors in which US airfields are located while the VIII Fighter Command operates principally as escort for bomber strikes against the Continent.

Campaign report of the RAF:


29/30 November 1942

Turin

29 Stirlings and 7 Lancasters of 3 Group and the Pathfinder Force dispatched, with the Fiat works as their main target. Weather conditions were poor and only 18 aircraft - 14 Pathfinders and 4 Stirlings of 3 Group - are known to have definitely crossed the Alps and bombed Turin. 2 further Stirlings were lost. Turin reported only that 16 people were killed and 15 injured.

6 Mosquitos to Belgium to seek targets of opportunity. This was the first Mosquito night operation of the war. Railway yards at 5 places in Belgium were bombed and the Mosquitos all returned safely.

30 November/1 December 1942

6 Wellingtons of 3 Group laid mines at La Pallice without loss.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/50212-RAF32474.html
The 428 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1943-04-08 at an unknown time https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/54684-RAF36946.html On Thursday 08 April 1943, a member of the 428 Sqdn, Sergeant L F Williamson, took off from an unknown RAF station in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type III, serial HE238, code NA0X).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(Eighth Air Force): In England, 56th and 78th Fighter Groups become operational. Added to the 4th Fighter Group (already operational), this enables VIII Fighter Command to increase activity and paves the way for its coming role of escorting bombers on deep penetrations into enemy territory.

Campaign report of the RAF:


8/9 April 1943

Duisburg

392 aircraft - 156 Lancasters, 97 Wellingtons, 73 Halifaxes, 56 Stirlings, 10 Mosquitos despatched to Duisburg with little success. 19 aircraft - 7 Wellingtons, 6 Lancasters, 3 Halifaxes, 3 Stirlings - lost, 4.8 per cent of the force.

27 aircraft sent minelaying off the Biscay coast. 1 Wellington lost.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/54684-RAF36946.html
The 438 TC Unit left from Greenham Common at 1945-02-12 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Ground https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/96535-RAF78797.html On Monday 12 February 1945, a member of the 438 TC Unit, Sergeant Robert B Craven, took off from Greenham Common in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a unknown aircraft (type unknown, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


12 February 1945

AIRBORNE OPERATIONS

(IX Troop Carrier Command): HQ 434th Troop Carrier Group and the 71st, 72d, 73d and 74th Troop Carrier Squadrons move from Aldermaston, England to Mourmelon-le-Grand, France with C-47s.

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS

(Eighth Air Force):: Mission 828: During the night, 6 of 7 B-24s drop leaflets in the Netherlands and Germany without loss.

In England, HQ 92d Combat Bombardment Wing (Heavy) moves from St Edmunds to Elveden Hall after all it's bombardment groups are reassigned.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS

(Ninth Air Force): All combat operations cancelled because of bad weather.

In France, HQ 409th Bombardment Group (Light) and the 640th, 641st, 642d and 643d Bombardment Squadrons move from Bretigny to Couvron Airfield, Laon with A-26s.

13 February 1945

AIRBORNE OPERATIONS

(IX Troop Carrier Command): HQ 435th Troop Carrier Group moves from Welford Park, England to Bretigny, France.

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS

(Eighth Air Force):: Mission 829: 9 B-24s drop leaflet in the Netherlands and Germany during the night without loss.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS

(Ninth Air Force): In Germany, 320+ B-26s, A-26s, and A-20s, attack rail bridges at Sinzig, Neuwied-Irlich, and Euskirchen, military transport depots at Schwelm and Iserlohn, defended points at Wittlich, and targets of opportunity; fighters escort the A-20s, A-26 and B-26s, bomb the Neuss and Zieverich bridges and other targets, fly armed reconnaissance, and support Third Army elements from Prum to Saarlautern along the Our and Sauer Rivers, and Saar River bridgehead areas.

In France, HQ 97th Combat Bombardment Wing (Light) moves from Voisenon to Marchais; the 39th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, Ninth AF, based at Amand with F-5s, sends a flight to operate from Gosselies, Belgium (another flight is operating from Jarny); and the 405th Fighter Squadron, 371st Fighter Group, moves from Tantonville to Metz with P-47s.

The 155th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th Photographic Group (Reconnaissance), moves from St Dizier, France to Le Culot, Belgium with A-20s and F-3s.



Campaign report of the RAF:

12/13 February 1945

72 Mosquitos to Stuttgart, 11 to Misburg, 4 to Würzburg and 3 each 'on H2S trials' to Cologne, Frankfurt, Koblenz and Wiesbaden, 1 Mosquito on an RCM sortie. No aircraft lost.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/96535-RAF78797.html
Unknown airplane lost at Barger-Compascuum (W of) on 10-05-1940 (SGLO ref: T0153) https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/8056-Unknown8056.html

At the date of 10-05-1940, time: not known, the aircraft type Unknown has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Barger-Compascuum (W of). The unit of crew and plane is: unknown unit. First flyer rank: No rank known, name: . The plane belonged to the German forces.

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Unknown airplane lost at Beers on 10-05-1940 (SGLO ref: T0154) https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/8057-Unknown8057.html

At the date of 10-05-1940, time: not known, the aircraft type Unknown has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Beers. The unit of crew and plane is: unknown unit. First flyer rank: No rank known, name: . The plane belonged to the German forces.

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Unknown aircraft lost on 11-05-1940 (SGLO ref: T0520A) https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/8411-L.html

At the date of 11-05-1940, time: 1800, the aircraft type L

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Unknown airplane lost at Het Kanaal on 11-07-1940 (SGLO ref: T0746B) https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/8574-Unknown8574.html

At the date of 11-07-1940, time: not known, the aircraft type Unknown has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Het Kanaal. The unit of crew and plane is: 2./KG 55. First flyer rank: Fw., name: H. Aleith. The plane belonged to the German forces.

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fredvogels Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/8574-Unknown8574.html
Unknown lost at Klaaswaal (Nw.Cromstryense polder) on 02-11-1940 (SGLO ref: T0893) https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/8719-Unknown8719.html At the date of 02-11-1940, time: 1500, the aircraft type Unknown has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Klaaswaal (Nw.Cromstryense polder). The unit of crew and plane is: unknown unit. First flyer rank: No rank known, name: . The plane belonged to the German forces.]]> fredvogels Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/8719-Unknown8719.html Unknown lost at Groesbeek (boerderij Klein Amerika) on 19-08-1941 (SGLO ref: T1210) https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/9089-Unknown9089.html At the date of 19-08-1941, time: 0220, the aircraft type Unknown has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Groesbeek (boerderij Klein Amerika). The unit of crew and plane is: unknown unit. First flyer rank: No rank known, name: . The plane belonged to the German forces.]]> fredvogels Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/9089-Unknown9089.html Unknown lost at Barneveld (buurtschap SWarte Broek) on 16-10-1941 (SGLO ref: T1304) https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/9202-Unknown9202.html At the date of 16-10-1941, time: not known, the aircraft type Unknown has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Barneveld (buurtschap SWarte Broek). The unit of crew and plane is: unknown unit. First flyer rank: No rank known, name: . The plane belonged to the German forces.]]> fredvogels Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/9202-Unknown9202.html Unknown lost at Zevenbergen (between 1e weg and Reevliet) on 13-02-1944 (SGLO ref: T3410) https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/11412-Unknown11412.html

At the date of 13-02-1944, time: 1615, the aircraft type Unknown has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Zevenbergen (between 1e weg and Reevliet). The unit of crew and plane is: unknown unit. First flyer rank: No rank known, name: . The plane belonged to the Unknown forces.

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fredvogels Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/11412-Unknown11412.html
Unknown lost at Venlo (vicinity of) on 29-09-1944 (SGLO ref: T4440D) https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/12454-Unknown12454.html At the date of 29-09-1944, time: not known, the aircraft type Unknown has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Venlo (vicinity of). The unit of crew and plane is: 3./NSGr. 2. First flyer rank: Unteroffizier, name: A. Trutwig. The plane belonged to the German forces.]]> fredvogels Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/unknown-airplane/12454-Unknown12454.html