Operational sorties Detailed view
Plt Off. Bent Michael Herbst Jensen
Unit
433 Sqn
Aircraft
Lancaster B I , NG441 (BM-L)
Date
16.04.45
Time
23:09 - 08:04
Details
Target: Schwandorf
No cloud, ground haze as fog. Target identified by river seen on run in, red and green T.I.'s cascading and DR. Bombed at 0402.4 hours from 10,200 feet, heading 075T, speed 169 knots, on green T.I.'s as per instructions of M/B. Red and green T.I.'s and bomb burst well concentrated. No detail seen. Tactics good, met. as briefed, no congestion of A/C in T/A, raid looked successful. Camera operated straight and level.
Source
AIR 27/1862
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