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This
Day In History
Summary
of Events for No.
439 (CAN) Squadron
as
recorded in the 439 Squadron Operations Record Book
for
12
June 1944
R.A.F.
Hurn
Good weather all day.
The Hurn Servicing Wing took over maintenance today to enable
our personnel to pack their equipment, tents and kits preparatory
to movement onto the Continent in the near future. The Officers
moved to Hurn for sleeping accommodation and messing, but are
still conducting operations from our Airfield. Only one
operation was carried out and this was late in the afternoon.
Detail
of Work Carried Out by No. 439
RCAF Squadron
as
compiled by in the 439 Squadron Operations Record Book Form
541
| A/C
Type & Number |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
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This
Column is illegible |
F/L
Fiset
F/O Burgess
F/O Johns
F/O Bernhart
W/C Judd
F/O Allen
F/O Burton
F/O Laycock
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Dive Bombing
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14:30 |
15:40 |
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Details
of Sortie or Flight
W/C
Judd flying in our Squadron led the Wing of two
squadrons, i.e. 439 and 440, in a dive bombing
attack on a M.T. concentration found at Varsville. 439
attacked the target first and made every bomb count.
Once again the bombing was amazingly accurate. As the
smoke of the enemy M.T. began to
scurry out of the
rubble like ants out of an anthill. No flak was
observed. In the return journey, F/O ?????
(1) of 440 was
forced to bale out but unfortunately he was killed.
All other aircraft returned safely.
Webmaster's Note:
(1) Unable to decipher 440's casualty mentioned above.
(2)
The 541 Form for the month of June 1944 is extremely illegible,
and difficult to read, and may entail a trip to Ottawa to get a
better copy out of the Directorate of History. Hopefully theirs
will more legible. In the meantime,
illegible text is indicated by a series of question " ? "
marks.
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