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FROM MARHAM

GROUP 306 STATION THURLE IGH SERl AL NO 604 DATE 31/3/43 o d r 95 S

A/C TYPE AND MARK (ORTESS A/C LETTLR CF) SQDN 4230

6APTAJN 1ST LT HOPKINS A/C NO 42/5422

8 n! BOMB LOAD AND FUSING cINcLuDEs SPECIAL FLARE LOADS 6x1000 GPO -.

PRIMARY TARGET S C H 1 E D A M CSHIPYARDS)

SECTION B, NIL

SECT ION C,

THIS A/C DETAILED TO ATTACK SHlPYARDS AT

SCHiEDHAM ABANDONED MISSION

8 MILES EAST OF LINCOLN 1040 HRS 17006 FT- WING TO PROF' CONTR~S

CONING U/S 6~1CoO GP BOMBS

AT 5307 N OC35 E 1G55 HRS,

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WEATHER :- LIGHT GOOD 5/10 CLOUD BASE 4500 FT. VIS 4-5 MILES

A/C LANDED AT MARhAM AS NO 3 ENGINE WAS GETTING VERY HOT SMOKING

NO4 ENGl NE WAS ALSO SHOW IN(; SIGNS OF O ~ R HkATING

ROUTE THURLIEGHa BASS IN(iBOURNL= LINCOLN = - 5307 N CG35 E - MARHAM NO CAMERA CARRIED ====1255. HOU)

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PROM : - MARHAH. STAT I ON SUMMARY NO85 DAY DATE. 31 / 3/4 3

SQUADRON 4 2 3 .

DETAILED 1.

TOOK OFF 1.

JETT 1 SONED

ABANDONED 1.

ONE FORTREWSS TOOK OFFIN FORMATION TO ATTACK SHIPYARDS IN SCHIEDHAM

BUS HAD TO LEAVE -X FORMATION AND ABANDON TASk 8 MILLS EAST OF

LINCOLN- 1C4G HRS 1 7 C C O FT* 0 b l N G TO PROP COHXXXX CONTROLS OF NOS 2 AB

XXX AND 3 ENGINES. $COIIWG U/S. ALL LiOMBS (6XlC00 CP) YBR6 JYTTlSONtu

4 SAFE AND 2 LIVL IN SEA AT 5367 N 1x35 E 1055 HOURS imm 3500~~. A/C LANDED AT MARHAM AS NO3 ENGINE kAS GLTTING VERY HOT

SMOKING AND NO 4 ' ENGINE bAS SHOW lNG SIGNS OF OVER HEATING*

WEATHER* LIGHT GOOD 9/10- CLOUD BASE -X 45CO FT*

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11 - I Bomber Command Narrative of @era t iom

Pay Operation: -. 31 l k c h 1943 Mission No. 48

Target - Rotterdam Shipyards

ti ;'- UI Heavy clouds prevented bombing by a l l but two groups orhich were able t o

f ind a hole i n the clouds and dropped 98 tons of bombs on the ta rge t . Fighter

*$i support was i'urnished by 2 squadrons of Sp i t f i r e s , Enetny opposition was - s l ight . Flak aas s l i g h t and inaccurate. 3 B-17s and 1 B-24 were-lpst.

. Number . of Aircraf t Croup (TookOff Attacking Abor t iv~" Lost)

A 2 1st Wg.

91 20 0 0 20 0 303 20 17 3 0 ' 2

'Personnel Casualties C l a i m s ( ~ ~ s s i n a Wounded Kil led) -

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0-0-0 0 0 0 0-0-0 O 3 15 1-0-0 0 4 1

Total: 102 33 . --.8 6 1 4 1-1-2 10 8 16 I , I _

-* A -. Per-s0nne.l OF mebhahical f a i lu re s , . - , + - -

B - Weather.' - . , . - - . .

BO:iBI?iG RESULTS : ' 'A 'break i'n the douds at; .the t a rge t was found .by 33 a/c of the 303rd and 305th Cboups which ,dropped "'198 x 1000 .G.P, from 24-25000 ft. a t 1225 hrs. Bursts were observed across the Rotterdam Dry Dock Cots. west yards with severa l d i r ec t [ h i t s on the p W i n g sheds. Thcrc vas a large .concentra- t i o n of bqsts on the dock bidi&s northeast of the Lekhaven and among ware- houses. on the north quays o f thk Lekhavep and Kielhnven, Burstq.vfere a l so observed among o f t b e a d re s iden t i a l buildings immediately north of t he dock sidings and a t the , northeast - corner of \'!ilh'e$ni& Hafen,

... . R E ~ S O I ~ FOR FAIL~E TO BOMB: 61 a/c fgiled .to Cmb bccauso of: heavy clouds t~h ich obscured thc ta rgc t . 3 B-17s orashcd before reaching the t a rgc t area, onc vas forced out of formstion shor t ly a f t e r t hc tnkc-off and pras unable t o find and r c jo in it, and 3 r c tu rmd ca r ly becausc of inechanical fa i lure . The missing B-U, was last seen hcading f o r Englnnd'vith tho No. 2 engine a f i r e a f t e r having complctcd t h e diversionary s::cop, -

" - . ENCOUNTEXS: ~ / n opposi%lon nLs s l ight . libout 29 a/? viere cncountercd, a l l on tho d i v c r s i o i r ~ s ~ c e ' ~ . -1st Wing reports t ha t a t tccks ncrc mndc i n c lus t e r s

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C g g F ~ D g ~ T ~ R & -

off t o one side with iiuividual. & / a ' p l i n g Gff f o r attc m which were not p r e s ~ e d home, 2nd W $ h g reports tha t mav attacks were made i n pai rs from 4:30 t o 6 o alock, some from hlgh and above, usually breaking off before coming closer than 600 yards. The .e/a were mostly FT7 190s with a fev i!e 1098. Four of the El7 190s mere completely black'. Other colorings noticed were: s i lve r wings with black crosses; yellow noses; orange noses and black cowling; and

1 4 . J m . orange a d black fuselages. . . . . . . . . . , ,

PERSONYEL CASUALTIES: I n the 1st Wing I6 ore; members were ki l led (15 i n . col l is ion near ~ e ~ n ~ b r o u g h ~ ~ - - ~ .ser3ou$,ly ,wounded, and 4 s l igh t ly wounded.

. . . 2nd'Wing reports. 1 Grew. member g,Eghtly tounded and 10 missing, . . . ?. . , . ,

I , . : .

. . , .. . . . . EQUIPMENT: GASUALTIES: . . 3 ; " $ A , ! . . ... 'Lost: - 2 8-17s bolli&d near ~ e l l i n ~ b o r o u ~ h ikd 'crashed shor t ly a f t e r

. ! . . : , .. taking off. 1 B-17 crashed' near .&admell~..Eay aft& berng badly shot up on . C

-...-.-_.. . . " ' ": .. &e.. diiier.s~o&uy, sweep. 1 J3-2.4, which was last seen about 15 miles off the

..English. .Coast. n i th ..Np, 2 engine.-.afire , i s , missing,. st imated &it€ le-.DamaBe : Categom, I1Ati " - :3 B-17s and .I B r a ; Category . . . . . . . . . . . "E" - 1 B-17. . ._ . . . .

E: A t the target f lak was sl ight and inaccurate with black bursts. Slight and inaccurate flak,.ms encountered over Schounen or Overf~akkee Islands, and

-.- a h n g the . h t c h k a q t a t The Hague, Schevoningen, h i d e n , and Katndjk aan Zee. Intense and accurh%ie'~Mc with black bursts was encountered over Walcheren Island a t 17000 ft.

. . . -, -. ; ... FIGHTER SIIPPORT:,.,_ 2. equad&ns of .$bitfires provided support and cbver, .vhile 5 squadrons of S p i w b s c a h i e d odk..dipgrsionary srreeps ooer the Pascde-Calais.

; . The crew of 1 B-17 reported tha t 'Spitf ires c& i n and stipprted it- exceedingly 1-1011 rrhoncit v~as.-.++g chqsod by.2 FPI 190s a f t e r having'sent out an SOS tha t it nas turning back becau6e of engine':trouble;c

.... - . - - :i , . ! . .

ROUTE: Rode zvous point f d'?'&h'%i& ::m,, a t Haryui~h, the f o m t i o n s then ,. . , ,. . p7,~cceded on the diversionmy snoop t o 5l020'~~-02015.!E, :: t o :!jl0!5d'N-03~00~E t o . ... ' ' ..: " Jfq&cll.': : En . rwtp.4~,$ho, J,p, ,rrhich ncs about 8 mY; S! of The Eague, cloud . .

...... - ... I .. c o n d ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ c : ~ r ~ n t d d ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ ~ ~ " ' ~ 6 ~ o ~ i ~ ~ ~ . ~ . f i x yn$il. a..weak through FIELS

' ' found -along th :cosst ,at . . ~ ~ d ~ $ n E e ~ g h o , . .: . The,, gourso: . ~ & % h c ~ - j t t ~ r ' ~ . ,$omrd ..::. . . : . . ,.. . . . . . . . , . , . . . . "*. . : ..",,, ., . . . ".t& x;F*,: . - . . . .- . :-, ., . .: - .; . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . -'-.-.' .', ,, . , , . , . . . . . :, ., . . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . , . . .

: , - : 'contrails wore .emounterod : a t . i8-20000 ft, On return t r i p l igh t rime rras . . . . . .

' ' encountered a t 10000 f't, ' . ',; .- ' , . . *

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. . OESEVATIOKS: A mile-I&&' lik 'of . b a n c ~ e t o f&tif%&tions' nti& Beoh pardUellng . . . '. thc c'6cst about:5. mi. -oorkh o f The Hague, )!am1 and shipplng opservntions 1 ' . ., ' ' include o Larga?.ship, .,believed t o ,'kve. tvrrots,, . i n the mouth of the h a s River;

a largo freighter a t dock a t .dss't~nda; hlld.rmap sd1;ships.-in..h&.,r a t Rotterdam. One enemy submarine near a friendly convoy 15-20 mi. 'east of .Valton-on-Naze crash dived rrhcn sighted, ' 2 hams of l ight obsorved off Walcheren Island secmed t o follon one f o m t i o n o? th5 Ist Wing i n manner similar t o S/L hms. The 2nd Wing reports orange .lights, ,often i n pairs, on ground just inside Dutch Coast.

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r t i o n & y ? . &nib l o r d 6 - (m Pos i t ion i n form.

1. Hot news t o be nhoned i n ? Yes id0

Detai ls : .. ., . .

F r i e h i l y A/C i n any kind of d i s t r e s s ? P i l o t

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T&<l :.. . 3. Nur~ii~r of EOi:13S dropped on t a r g e t : Je t t isoned: Ri. t urned :

4. C b s e r v ~ d WULTL OF 301;aIi\lG: (h'or t h i s p l b n ~ o r o t . ~ e r s /

5. k l y PHOT0Giri;:PHS tcrken : Yes ? No ? . . . . .

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6. &l...D TG~GFTS,,ATTI~CK~%D B!! C t U J . . '--::jcL ~SJULTL: ..

8. FLI;K: Encwintered on w,.y 7ut ; .nd on way h~mc:.

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A/C c i o d o r ~ t c o r Bursts ' l : . t ign 'to-"n/C s l i g h t . . .. . .. . ,

5 , INTZXROGnTIOM F 3 d

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Pos i t ion in f o r m L t i o n g k *. L$; 9, ~ona lo:.d.- 6 - /m 1. Hot news t o be nhoned i n ? Yes IJO

D e t a i l s :

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4 . Cbservod RbULTL OF 33k.i;BING: (For t h i s plinl;: o r ot .1t .r~ j

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6 . SiiOUND TARGETS ,,AT";kC: .&> 3" t iC : ' ---.- . .. . ; . .. . ;G;~ULTL, : . . . . .. . .

7. ROUTS (If d i f f e r e n t th:.n -,rn!.. red . ) (1f r turnod oar ly; tinie, p i ~ c e , hoicht of t u r n . ) a

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s l i g h t . , . ., - . . .

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aqr?J::das r? uo ,!qy u'c ucyqyscd s,~)ue~d syyq pm ~UOJ~~?I~JJOJ y3qays)

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Posit ion in fol-m~tion h*. ~ ~ 4 . 4 B ~ i ; ; ! i I : : - & -/e

P r h n r y Tine :

L c s t Resort Heading: /m& (check)

T a i l 1;.

-.- 3. Numbcr of !3323S dropped on t a rge t : Je t t i sonad:

4 . Cbservcd H L T L OF 331i.;BIidG:- (For t h i s pl.inc. ~r 9; I.s j

;. ''Yf)';,?@R;$HS taken : Yes ? iJo ?

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6. GROUND TkRGFTS A T T A C K 3 -'>_,i<IIFIitE; ,$ID i: .-: . . . . -

T&ne Place Height Type ( l i g h t ; Color Location of Other . , . . . .. of he:ivy), . intsnsc, ' ' of Bursts i n ro- i>r.ta

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INT3iROGnTIOII r713hM

SQUxURDi< 3(dl GROUP

P o s i t i o n in Bomb l o ~ d b 7 l 0 0.

1. Hot news t3 be nhonad i n ? Yes lio D e t a i l s :

/ - ChE\'!

F r i c h l l y A/C i n any kind of d i s t r e s s ?

& i%--di LL& - Bomb.

?riniary Time :

~ : l t c r n n t z Height:

L a s t Resor t ilea din^: (check)

/-

3. Nunbur of %lii dropped on t a r g e t : J e t t i s o n e d :

5 . kly PHOTOUtLiFilb t r k e n : @ IJo ?

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7. '91.!TC ' ~ f d i f f c r c n t th:in o rde red . ) ( I f r ~ t u r n < . d - . ..1.7.y, t ime, p l c c e , h e i ~ h t of t u r n .

8. u: Znc?iintured on w ~ ~ y o u t ; :.f.

Time P l ~ c c Height, Type (Lik;hz: Color Locsti , : )n of O t h c r . - ' of ' i;ti.:.vy), in t 'c~iso , of Burs t s i n TC- D ~ ~ t a

A/C c:~de.ri,tc o r u r s t s 1. . t , i r>r l t o n/C .. . :';.ight ' " ' ' ' " - --

2) I N T r n o G x T I O t 4 FOirM_

SQUidRON

Pos i t ion in f o r m t i o n

1. Hot news t c ~ be nhoncd i n ? Yes ldo Deta i l s : ............. .. . . , .

F'; ' . i l y A/C i n any kind of dir:1.1..:: s? .. - P i l o t

Co-P

2. TARGZT ;~TTircKjr;D :

Pr .hnry Time :

~:ltcrn:!te Height: . .

' ~ a s t Resort Heading : (check) S, cv 6 u JSX; j.J&:;

( p Gopdfl,- - T ~ i l i i .

5. Numbcr of 901Ti3S dropped on t a r y e t : Je t t i soned : Haturned: 6, 4. Sbservcd MULT:, OF 30r;RIiVG: (For t h i s plsnc o r ot.~cr-s j

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GROUND .TkRGETS - ATTACI -i;i ._Ti:. GC:;: , . L .I!; iSbULT5 :

height of t u r n , &

Time Place Height Type ( l i g h t : . . . . . . Color Lociition of Othcr of heavy), in tensc , of Bursts' i n r.7- Di.ta

. . A/C ,,moderztc o r ... b u r s t s l..t,ion t o H/C . . . . . s l i g h t

1NT.EEROGnTION i20@

SQUkilROH GROUP J o b Bomb 1or.d 6/Y/PdL)

1. Hot news t o be nhonod i n ? Yes iqo D e t a i l s :

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F r i c i ~ i l y A/C i n any kind of disLross? i?- P i l o t ,&$? -Co-P

, Nnv.

2. THRGZT ATTkCKKD:

Primary Tine :

Las t Resort Itending: (check)

4PLP// I8 . T s i l G.

3 . Numbcr of !301ii?S dropped on t a r g e t : J e t t i s o n s d : l l ~ t u r n e d : 6 . 4. Cbservc-d NULTL OF RO!;BIidG: (For t h i s pliAne o r o t ; l e r s j

5. Any PHOT(IG~;:P~S t:rken : ' Yes ? No ?

( S : . ..tch forr,,trtion, and t h i s " p l a n e t s p 9 s i t i x i l.n it, o i L sep;:rate s h e e t of paper, g iv ing dat!?,, tcr;;et, numbcr of p l t ~ n e ; sand t o ':ling .y 3. R. L. S . )

6. XOUND TkRGETS ATTACYTD B!! C;U?IF:,.;, --:-d3 iCrhULT5: . . .

7. ROUTE (1f d i f f e r e n t tnaLn h e i s h t of t u r n . )

8. m: 2nc3untured on w.7 7ut ; r;t t c r g e t ; a d on way horn(:. --

T o e Place Hoight l'yps ( l i g h t ; Color Lociitipn of , O t h : . r . . . of . ., heavy), irrte'fls'z, 'of -. ' Bursts i n re- Di.tcr

A/C moderstc o r . .. Lurs t s 1. t , i . ~ n t o , !i/C . .. . . . . . s l i g h t . '

P o s i t i o n in f o r m t i o n 1t74 D / M G Aomb lor-d $/OO

1. Hot news t 3 be nhont,d II: ? Ycs lio Det:iils :

F r i e h i l y l i / i i n any kind of d i s t r e s s ? JI'~L& ~ h ~ ~ ~ n i l o t

Primary T i m :

i i l ternclta )!eight : " \ Las t Resort lleauing:

(chi; .:'.:)

" l?M f l / / Bomb.

'% Q/ /:/K&?N' h d i -

A', &LAN. Top 1.

F&d&'L~n/. B a l l T.

% .d4 R E M T M / o ~ ~ ~ / ~ . r ai:

/ 4, k d m ~ d o ' L. iiui.1

&&? C?d,vr-T--~ail ti.

3 . .,unltxr of BOW35 dror , .L! on t . . ~ t : Jv t t i soned : 1.. . iurned: 6/,-

4 . Ziservcd R&ULTL @ - - - ? : i t o r t h i s r : l n~ o r o t , l e r s )

(Sketch iorr,wtion, and t h i s p i a n t ' s p 7 s i t i ~ n j n i t , orl sii.p .r ~ t e s h e - t of' psper , g iving da te , t i r g e t , numbcr of plane; s,>nd t o ''ling by D. R. L. 5 . )

7. ROUTE (1f d i f f e r e n t th.&n ordtxed.) ( ~ f r L t u r n L d c a r l y , t h e , p lcce , he igh t of t u r n . > \

8. w: S n c q ~ n t e r c d on w,~y o u t ; ;t t ~ r g t t ; a d on way hqrne.

T h e Place Height T y ~ e ( l i g h t ; Col -r ' ~ c ~ ~ t i o n of O t h t r of h~ I V ~ ) , i n t e n s s , of . ~ r s t s i n re- Data

A/C modar,tc o r Bur. , ' i7n t o n/C s l i g h t -..

1. H 9 t news t o be nhoned i n ? Yes 140 D e t a i l s : - .. . . . - . . - .. . .

F r i c h i l y A/C i n any kind of d i s t r e s s ?

Primary Tk i t :

~ ~ l t c r n n t a Height:

/ ~ - & 7 i i co-P

' x L ' f l ~ L L E & ! i a v . A

k 4,X Lm/5 %mi-

% I- ALL^' Hcdio -- .

- k-. . - B a l l T . //HA it. r!ai:,

J e t t i soned :

4. Cbservcd RrSULTL OF'&: :;'IS: For t h i s plt;nc o r o t i l a r s ) -J

-. .. ;

5 . Any PYO?"K~R~~PHS t t k e n : Yes ? 6.3 , . . . . . ,

(Sketch I"orr,~;rtion, and t h i s p l a n k ' s p 3 s i . t i m i n it, on L sep,:r: t e s h e e t of paper, g iv ing d a t e , t a r g e t , number of plane; scnd t o Ying by D. R. L. 5 . )

6 . GROUND TkFiGXTS ,, AT%Ck;KED B" WNFIILS ,iND iliL~uLTh : . . . . . . .

7. ROUTE ( I f d i f f e r e n t th:in ordt,red.) ( I f rGturncd c:crly, time, p i l c e , h e i ~ h t of t u r n . ) .

8. M: Encmintcrsd on :And .)n is J. !nmo.

T@e Plcce Hcight Type ( l i g h t : Cols - . . ?c:.tion of Othor o f ' ' herivy'), int'ehso, ' of d u r s t s i n re- D ~ t s

A/C modcrstc o r . Burs t s . . . . . . - 1 l,.i3n t o n/C ' s l i a h t '