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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
04
August 1944
R.C.A.F.
Lantheuil, France
Low
scattered cloud with a ground haze in the morning, clearing up
in the afternoon. Only one operation was carried out, and that
was in the late afternoon. After lunch, we had a very
interesting lecture given by a Canadian Army Intelligence
Officer of 143 Wing, on the past and present war situation in
Normandy, thus bringing the lads up to date on the war news.
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 |
| MN581
MN989
MN401
MN310
JR506
MN136
MN870
MN569
MN375 |
F/L
Burton
F/O
Brown J.A.
P.O.
Porritt
P/O
Allen
F/L
Scharff
F/O
Burgess
F/O
Brown R.
F/O
Smith I.
W/O
Gray
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Dive
Bombing
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18:45 |
19:40 |
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Details
of Sortie or Flight
These
nine aircraft led by F/L Burton, carried 18 x 1000lb bombs
into the air against a concentration of German M.T.
reported on a road running south out of Falaise. Some
light flak was encountered enroute to the target but was
not accurate enough to be at all stimulating. A very few
vehicles were sighted in the target area and were attacked
in a dive from the southwest from 9000 down to 3000 feet.
A number of the 1000 lb bombs burst on the road itself,
crippling traffic and at least one vehicle was knocked out
of action for keeps. The remaining bombs burst in the
wooded area beside the road but no results were observed.
One pair of 1000 lb bombs were dropped by F/L Scharff on a
small M.T. group just west of the main target but no
results were observed. F/O Burgess and W/O Gray straffed
the wood in the target immediately following the bombing.
Once again no results were observed. All aircraft returned
home to base unharmed.
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