Vinegrove 1-2

Group Sqn Position Vinegrove / Balance Time Altitude Position Remarks
94 B High 1-2 8:47:00 0 Base Take off and start Climb
94 A Lead 1-2 8:50:00 0 Base Take off and start Climb
94 A Lead 1-2 9:55:00 5500   Sqn & Group completely formed
94 C Low 1-2 9:59:00 5000   Formation complete, group assembly local area
94 B High 1-2 10:05:00 6000   Formation in good shape
94 A Lead 1-2 10:13:00 5500 52 15N 00 46E Departed Buncher 12
94 C Low 1-2 10:14:00 4800 52 15N 00 46E Buncher 12, 4 miles right of course
94 B High 1-2 10:15:00 6000 52 15N 00 46E Left Buncher 12
94 A Lead 1-2 10:18:00 5500 52 03N 00 46E Buncher 22, 6 Miles north, cut off by 4 “G” CW
94 C Low 1-2 10:18:00 4800 52 03N 00 46E 4 miles right of Buncher 22
94 B High 1-2 10:19:00 6000 52 03N 00 46E Buncher 22
94 C Low 1-2 10:22:00 4700 52 05N 00 16E 3 miles right of Castle Camps
94 A Lead 1-2 10:23:00 5500 52 05N 00 16E 3 Miles north
94 B High 1-2 10:23:00 6000 52 05N 00 16E Castle Camps
94 A Lead 1-2 10:28:00 5500 52 12N 00 10E Cambridge
94 C Low 1-2 10:28:00 4900 52 12N 00 10E Cambridge
94 B High 1-2 10:29:00 6000 52 12N 00 10E Cambridge
94 B High 1-2 10:36:00 6000 52 22N 00 29E Mildenhall
94 A Lead 1-2 10:37:00 5500 52 22N 00 29E Mildenhall, Sighted 4 “A” CW and fell in Formation (4 “A” CW 2 Min late)
94 C Low 1-2 10:39:00 4700 52 22N 00 29E Mildenhall
94 A Lead 1-2 10:42:00 5500 52 20N 00 45,30E Buncher 12, 6 Miles north, start climb and “S” ing north
94 B High 1-2 10:43:00 6000 52 15N 00 46E Buncher 12, Start Climb
94 C Low 1-2 10:43:00 4900 52 15N 00 46E 5 miles right of Buncher 12
94 A Lead 1-2 10:49:00 6500 52 03N 00 46E Buncher 22, “S” ing north
94 B High 1-2 10:49:00 7300 52 03N 00 46E Buncher 22
94 C Low 1-2 10:49:00 6000 52 03N 00 46E Buncher 22
94 A Lead 1-2 11:00:00 7400 51 55N 00 19E “S” ing north
94 B High 1-2 11:00:00 8200 51 55N 01 18E Felixstowe
94 C Low 1-2 11:00:00 6600 51 55N 01 19E Coast out
94 C Low 1-2 11:21:00 11000 51 26N 02 02E  
94 B High 1-2 11:38:00 15200 51 12N 02 50E  
94 A Lead 1-2 11:38:30 15000 51 13N 02 54E  
94 C Low 1-2 11:39:00 14700 51 12N 02 52E Coast In
94 C Low 1-2 11:45:30 16400 51 04N 03 09E  
94 C Low 1-2 11:58:30 19100 49 53N 03 42E  
94 B High 1-2 12:09:00   50 46N 04 09E  
94 C Low 1-2 12:09:00 21200 50 44N 04 11E Control point 3
94 A Lead 1-2 12:11:00 22000 50 45N 04 23E  
94 B High 1-2 12:15:00 22500 50 43N 04 18E  
94 A Lead 1-2 12:16:00 22000   Red high aborted
94 B High 1-2 12:17:00 22500 50 40N 04 30E Aborted with #4 engine out
94 B High 1-2 12:25:00     Red High Only, Fighter Attacks, 1 Me109 down
94 C Low 1-2 12:27:00 21600 50 32N 05 00E  
94 B High 1-2 12:30:00     Red High Only, 2 Me109’s made pass and shot hole in left wing
94 B High 1-2 12:32:00   50 30N 05 17E Red High Only, Dropped Bombs in Open Field
94 A Lead 1-2 12:33:00 22000   Attack by E/A, at least 7 down in flames over Liege and Verviers (No Chutes)
94 C Low 1-2 12:33:00 21700 50 29N 05 20E  
94 A Lead 1-2 12:36:00 22000 50 31N 05 00E Division Lead Aborted
94 C Low 1-2 12:48:30 21700 50 14N 06 03E  
94 C Low 1-2 12:55:00 21800 50 13N 06 20E  
94 A Lead 1-2 12:56:00 22000 50 15N 06 09E Turning left, echoloning left
94 B High 1-2 13:11:00 11000 50 58N 01 55E Red High Only, French Coast out
94 C Low 1-2 13:15:00 21000 50 19N 07 18E “S”ing to right
94 B High 1-2 13:22:00 9300 51 20N 01 25E Ramsgate, Red High Only, English Coast
94 C Low 1-2 13:23:00 21600 50 10N 07 43E  
94 A Lead 1-2 13:30:00 22000 50 08N 08 04E Echeloned left
94 C Low 1-2 13:31:00 21500 50 14N 08 03E  
94 B High 1-2 13:33:00 8500 51 47N 01 00E Red High Only, English Coast
94 C Low 1-2 13:38:30 21000 50 22N 08 26E  
94 B High 1-2 13:43:00   Over Base Red High Only
94 B High 1-2 13:47:00 0 Landed Red High Only
94 A Lead 1-2 13:56:00 22000 50 39N 09 11E 4 “A” CW turned 6 Miles short of IP correcting left to hit IP
94 C Low 1-2 13:58:00 21000 50 38N 09 20E  
94 A Lead 1-2 14:06:00 22000 50 17N 09 42E IP
94 C Low 1-2 14:08:00 20900 50 17N 09 42E IP
94 A Lead 1-2 14:16:30 22200 Target Bombs Away, Excellent results
94 C Low 1-2 14:17:30 21000 Target Excellent results
94 A Lead 1-2 14:21:00 21000 48 48N 09 07E RP
94 C Low 1-2 14:23:00 20200   lost 1000 feet
94 C Low 1-2 14:27:00 20500 49 32N 09 01E  
94 C Low 1-2 14:38:00 20500 49 02N 08 57 E  
94 C Low 1-2 14:43:00 20500 48 43N 08 45E  
94 A Lead 1-2 14:44:00 21000 48 42N 08 42E  
94 C Low 1-2 14:46:00 20500 48 43N 08 35E  
94 C Low 1-2 14:53:30 20200 48 41N 07 55E letting down
94 A Lead 1-2 14:56:00 21000 48 45N 07 39E Start descent
94 C Low 1-2 14:56:00 19700 48 45N 07 38E  
94 C Low 1-2 15:16:00 13000 49 10N 05 53E  
94 A Lead 1-2 15:32:00 9600 49 39N 04 58E  
94 C Low 1-2 15:32:00 9000 49 36N 04 51E Control point 4
94 C Low 1-2 15:37:00 7700 40 50N 04 40E  
94 C Low 1-2 15:52:00 5300 50 25N 03 40E  
94 C Low 1-2 15:57:00 5000 50 37N 03 23E  
94 A Lead 1-2 16:13:00 5000 51 13N 02 53E  
94 C Low 1-2 16:13:50 4700 51 10N 02 47E  
94 A Lead 1-2 16:37:00 4500 51 55N 01 18E Felixstowe
94 C Low 1-2 16:38:00 4700 51 55N 01 18E Felixstowe
94 A Lead 1-2 16:40:00 0 Over Base  
94 C Low 1-2 16:49:00 2500 Over Base  
94 A Lead 1-2 17:10:00 0 Landed  
94 C Low 1-2 17:20:00 0 Landed  
94 C Low 1-2 17:25:00 0 Base engines off