Stuttgart

 

 


March 1944


1st


William Uyen is still on leave after his crash so this night there is no operation planned for William.

 

557 aircraft - 415 Lancasters, 129 Halifaxes, 13 Mosquitos. Thick cloud on the routes to and from the target made it difficult for the German fighters to get into the bomber stream 18 Mosquitos to airfields in Holland, 11 Mosquitos on a diversion raid to Munich, 6 RCM sorties, 10 Serrate patrols 1 Mosquito to a flying-bomb site, 10 Halifaxes and 1 Stirling on Resistance operations, 16 OTU sorties

 

Squadron 78

22 aircraft detailed for operations, Target Stuttgart.
March 1st, 1944 Prior to take off snow fell, which froze on the aircrafts.
7 aircraft took off.
4 aircraft reached and attacked target.

From the 22 aircraft the ground crew made ready for operation
only the LW515, LW589, LV799, LW519, LV872
HX355 and LW762 were able to take of because of the snow.


March 1st, 1944,

 

   

 

Returned early

LW589


returned early owing to severe icing.
Bomb jettisoned safe at sea.

Returned early

LW519 EY-L


returned early owing to maintain height and severe icing.
Bombs jettisoned safe in the sea.

Returned early

LV872


returned early owing to Air Speed Indicator (A.S.I.) being unserviceable.
Bombs jettisoned safe in the sea.

 


March

2nd


No operations, or standby for squadron 78

 

3th


No operations, or standby for squadron 78

 

4th


No operations, or standby for squadron 78

 

5th


No operations, or standby for squadron 78