Group |
Sqn |
Position |
Vinegrove / Balance |
Time |
Altitude |
Position |
Remarks |
486 |
D |
High |
1-3 |
9:05:00 |
0 |
Take off |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
9:05:00 |
0 |
|
Take off |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
9:30:00 |
9000 |
|
Buncher 22, reached ass alt |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
10:05:30 |
9000 |
|
Buncher 22, Departed for Buncher 12 |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
10:17:00 |
7000 |
52 15N 00 46E |
Buncher 12 |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
10:17:00 |
7000 |
|
Buncher 22 |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
10:18:00 |
9000 |
|
Joined C group |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
10:21:00 |
7000 |
52 03N 00 46E |
Buncher 22 |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
10:22:00 |
9400 |
|
(buncher 12?) Departed Buncher 22 on Assembly |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
10:27:00 |
7000 |
52 05N 00 16E |
Castle Camps |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
10:27:00 |
|
52 04N 00 22E |
Sqn formed 2 mins earlier |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
10:32:00 |
7000 |
52 12N 00 10E |
Cambridge, “S” ing to left to get proper interval |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
10:32:00 |
|
|
2 miles north of cambridge |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
10:34:00 |
|
|
Cambridge |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
10:37:00 |
|
52 21N 00 27E |
Mildenhall |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
10:37:00 |
|
52 19N 00 32E |
|
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
10:40:00 |
7000 |
52 22N 00 29E |
Mildenhall |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
10:43:00 |
|
|
Buncher 12 |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
10:44:30 |
|
52 13N 00 45E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
10:44:30 |
|
52 02N 00 51E |
|
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
10:45:00 |
7000 |
52 15N 00 46E |
7 miles west of buncher 12 |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
10:54:00 |
7000 |
52 03N 00 46E |
3 miles right of buncher 22, began climb |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
10:54:30 |
|
51 59N 00 46E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
10:59:00 |
|
|
CP1, start climb |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
11:04:00 |
8000 |
51 55N 01 18E |
Felixstowe, 2 minutes late, 4 miles right division in good shape |
486 |
D |
High |
1-3 |
11:05:30 |
9400 |
|
Felixstowe, 3 1/2 Minutes late |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
11:05:30 |
|
|
CP 1, 3 1/2 minutes late |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
11:10:00 |
|
51 45N 01 48E |
|
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
11:13:00 |
9000 |
51 43N 01 33E |
“S” ing to stay in formation |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
11:15:00 |
11000 |
51 40N 01 39E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
11:16:00 |
9000 |
51 36N 02 00E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
11:22:00 |
|
51 28,5N 02 03E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
11:30:30 |
13400 |
|
CP2, Ostende |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
11:32:00 |
13000 |
51 22N 02 19E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
11:38:00 |
|
51 20N 02 34E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
11:42:00 |
14500 |
51 07N 03 11E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
11:44:00 |
16000 |
51 13N 02 53E |
CP 2 |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
11:45:00 |
15000 |
51 12N 02 51E |
Control point 2, 11 minutes late |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
11:49:00 |
|
51 07N 03 02E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
11:53:00 |
|
|
4R Ghent |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
11:55:00 |
17500 |
51 02N 03 16E |
2 Miles right of course |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
11:56:00 |
13500 |
50 58N 04 42E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
12:00:00 |
|
51 00N 03 25E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
12:06:00 |
|
50 47N 04 17E |
|
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
12:07:00 |
20300 |
50 53N 03 50E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
12:08:00 |
21000 |
50 52N 03 55E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
12:12:00 |
17000 |
50 47N 04 37E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
12:14:00 |
|
50 47N 04 18E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
12:23:00 |
|
|
CP3, fighters reported bitting group behind |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
12:24:00 |
22000 |
|
leveled out |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
12:28:00 |
22400 |
50 36N 04 50E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
12:29:00 |
|
50 33N 05 23E |
Lead aborts |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
12:32:00 |
20300 |
control point 3 |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
12:32:00 |
|
|
3 miles south of CP 3 |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
12:35:00 |
22500 |
|
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
12:37:00 |
|
50 32N 05 23E |
Several unidentified object falling |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
12:53:00 |
20300 |
50 20N 06 00E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
12:56:00 |
22500 |
50 14N 06 03E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
12:59:00 |
|
50 11N 06 21E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
13:04:00 |
|
50 15N 06 28E |
Fighter Going Down, Chute seen |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
13:12:00 |
|
50 12N 07 11E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
13:18:30 |
|
50 11N 07 11E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
13:23:00 |
|
50 07N 07 40E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
13:26:30 |
|
50 09N 08 01E |
|
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
13:34:00 |
x |
50 08N 08 05E |
5 Miles North |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
13:34:00 |
|
50 10N 08 05E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
13:37:00 |
20500 |
50 18N 08 11E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
13:45:00 |
|
50 22N 08 42E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
13:50:00 |
|
50 34N 08 44E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
13:52:00 |
|
50 37N 09 12E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
13:54:00 |
|
50 39N 09 20E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
13:59:00 |
|
50 26N 09 28E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
14:07:00 |
|
50 17N 09 42E |
IP |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
14:10:00 |
x |
IP |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
14:10:00 |
|
50 23N 09 40E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
14:15:00 |
22500 |
50 17N 09 42E |
IP Mickey out |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
14:15:00 |
|
|
Bombs away |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
14:20:00 |
|
|
RP |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
14:20:30 |
x |
49 57N 08 58E |
Target, Vis & Smokey |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
14:24:00 |
x |
49 48N 08 57E |
RP |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
14:24:30 |
|
49 57N 08 58E |
Over target, Bombsight uncaged going to secondary |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
14:28:00 |
|
49 48N 09 07E |
RP |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
14:32:00 |
|
49 29N 09 00E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
14:32:30 |
22000 |
49 15N 09 03E |
|
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
14:40:00 |
x |
49 09N 08 51E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
14:40:00 |
|
|
Visual run Imp. Target obscured turning to join bomber stream |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
14:42:30 |
|
48 58N 08 56E |
Looking for targets of opportunity |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
14:45:30 |
|
48 42N 08 15E |
|
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
14:47:00 |
x |
48 43N 08 45E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
14:47:00 |
|
48 43N 08 49E |
Abandoning search for target of opportunity |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
14:50:00 |
|
48 42N 08 08E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
14:54:00 |
|
48 44N 08 15E |
rejoined “C” Group |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
14:57:00 |
|
|
CP4 |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
14:58:00 |
x |
Bischwiller |
letting down |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
15:00:00 |
22500 |
48 45N 07 38E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
15:00:00 |
20000 |
48 51N 07 12E |
|
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
15:02:00 |
x |
48 45N 07 38E |
On course |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
15:10:30 |
|
49 05N 06 49E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
15:11:30 |
|
|
Metz |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
15:15:30 |
|
49 07N 06 11E |
|
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
15:16:00 |
x |
Metz |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
15:17:00 |
|
49 15N 05 45E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
15:28:00 |
|
|
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
15:30:00 |
|
49 37N 04 53E |
CP4, H8-J aborting |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
15:33:00 |
9500 |
49 37N 04 53E |
3 miles left of control point 4 |
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
15:33:30 |
14000 |
49 48N 04 37E |
|
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
15:36:00 |
8500 |
Caarleyville |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
15:36:00 |
7500 |
49 44N 04 50E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
15:53:00 |
10000 |
50 56N 03 29E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
15:55:00 |
6000 |
50 28N 03 54E |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
16:03:00 |
5300 |
50 50N 03 27E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
16:08:00 |
|
|
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
16:10:00 |
10000 |
|
Ostende |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
16:14:00 |
5000 |
51 12N 02 51E |
Ostende |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
16:14:00 |
5300 |
51 13N 02 53E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
16:35:00 |
2500 |
51 55N 01 18E |
Felixstowe |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
16:39:00 |
3500 |
51 55N 01 18E |
Felixstowe |
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
16:40:00 |
5300 |
51 54N 01 17E |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
16:43:00 |
|
|
Base |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
16:48:00 |
x |
par with field |
|
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
16:52:00 |
x |
Over Base |
|
486 |
D |
high |
1-3 |
16:53:00 |
|
|
base |
94 |
D |
Lead |
1-3 |
16:55:00 |
0 |
Landed |
|
487 |
D |
Low |
1-3 |
13:xx:00 |
|
50 17N 08 15E |
|