Grandads flight ops (bomber command)

[FOZ_1983]

My grandad flew for RAF bomber command during the war, flying with 50 squadron as a rear gunner on Lancaster Bombers from skellingthorpe and then 466 squadron as a mid upper gunner flying halifax bombers from driffield. Below is a list of his flight ops.

Note that i only listed his OPS, not training missions etc.... any questions just ask.

Some of these targets look quite scary (hamburg!!), a few (in green) were flown during the day, with fighter escort. Still scary knowing the lanc/halifax doesnt have a ball turret to protect it from belly attack.

	50 SQUADRON SKELLINGTHORPE (LANCASTER BOMBERS)


DATE	TIME	A/C	PILOT			DUTY		TARGET		IN AIR

11/5/44	22:10	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	BOURG LEOPOLD BASE	04.25
19/5/44	21:50	VN-K	P/O PETHICK		A/G	TOURES FRANCE		07.10
21/5/44	22:10	VN-K	P/O PETHICK		A/G	DUISBURG			05.05
22/5/44	22:30	VN-K	P/O PETHCIK		A/G	BRUNSWICK			06.25
3/6/44	23:00	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	FERME D'OURVILLE		03.45
5/6/44	02:00	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	ST PIERRE DO'MONT		04.00
6/6/44	22:15	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	ARGENTAN			04.05
10/6/44	22:30	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	ORLEANS			05.05
12/6/44	22:30	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	POITERS			06.10
13/6/44	22:15	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	AUNAY-SUR-ODON		04.30
15/6/44	22:30	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	CHATELLERAUT		06.30
19/6/44	22:55	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	RECALLED  (RTB)		03.30
21/6/44	22:55	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	GELSENKIRCHEN		05.20
23/6/44	22:20	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	LIMOGES			06.45
24/6/44	22:25	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	PROUVILLE			04.00
27/6/44	21:40	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	VITRY				07.30
29/6/44	12:10	VN-B	P/O PETHICK		A/G	BEAUVOIR			03.45
12/7/44	21:50	VN-B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	CHALINDREY			08.45
14/7/44	22:00	VN-B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	VILLENEUVE			06.50
15/7/44	22:00	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	NEVERS			07.00
18/7/44	03:49	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	CAEN 				04.20
20/7/44	23:00	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	COURTRAI			03.20
23/7/44	22:55	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	KIEL				05.10
24/7/44	21:45	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	STUTTGART			08.05
25/7/44	17:55	VN/T	F/O PETHICK		A/G	ST CYR 			03.45
26/7/44	21:00	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	GIVORS BADEN		09.05
28/7/44	22:10	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	STUTTGART			07.40
30/7/44	05:58	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	CAHAGNES 			05.10
31/7/44	17:45	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	JOIGMY 			05.10
1/8/44	16:54	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	MONT CANDON 		04.30
2/8/44	14:35	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	BOIS DECASSON  		04.30
5/8/44	10:35	VN/B	F/O PETHICK		A/G	ST LEU D'ESSERANT    	04.50
7/8/44	21:25	VN/H	F/O PETHICK		A/G	SEQUEVILLE			04.20
9/8/44	20:50	VN/H	F/O PETHICK		A/G	CHATELLERAULT		06.00

			466 SQUADRON (R.A.A.F) DRIFFIELD (HALIFAX BOMBERS)

DATE	TIME	A/C	PILOT			DUTY		TARGET		IN AIR

12/3/45		HD/A	W/CMR HOLLINGS	M.U.G	DORTMUND			06.50
13/3/45		HD/V	W/CMR HOLLINGS	M.U.G	WUPPERTAL			05.45
21/3/45		HD/A	W/CMR HOLLINGS	M.U.G	RHEINE			05.50
8/4/45		HD/A	W/CMR HOLLINGS	M.U.G	HAMBURG			06.50
18/4/45		HD/V	W/CMR HOLLINGS	M.U.G	HELIGOLAND			04.30