The
spot chosen for the evening's entertainment was the wood
just south of the main railway junction to the east of
L'Aigle. The crossing in and out of Indian Country was
made through the
"flak gate"
by Cherbourg. Since enemy aircraft have been operating in
this area quite recently, two aircraft flew as Fighter
Escort, and dropped their bombs on the railway line (4212)
just west of Cabourg.
Results were not observed.
The
passage to L'Aigle was through swarms of friendly aircraft
at 10,000 ft. The attack dive was made from the Southwest
from 8,000 down to 3,000 ft. The 16 x 10000 lb bombs
released were liberally sprinkled throughout the target
area. A small amount of light flak was thrown up together
with a prayer, but neither one resulted in any damage to
our aircraft.
A
short Armed Recce was carried out on the return journey,
but no movement was seen and no targets presented
themselves for attack. Two
"bogeys"
near Rouen by F/O Johns and F/O Henderson but despite
anxious wishing they did not come near enough to be
engaged. All aircraft and pilots returned safely to base.
Note:
Show type of bomb used. Show target. Show results of
Operation. If in co-operation with other squadrons, or
just a squadron operation. New tactics adopted. Damage
to aircraft either by flak or enemy aircraft. Engine
failure, and if possible reason for failure. (2)
Webmaster's
Notes:
(1) The Logbook of F/O GW
Hewson records that they had encountered very light flak which
he described as being not very accurate over the target.
only, alluding that it might have been tougher getting
to and from the target area. He goes on to mention that
the target was a dump and that the mission turned out to
be a pleasant but duff show.
(2)The
above mission note was recorded on a "Sub Form 541
(Appendix No. 7 , Page 8) and was an
advisory to the scribes of the day to record every aspect
of every mission probably for future historical purposes.
Tiger
Squadron