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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
25
August 1944
R.C.A.F.
Lantheuil, France
The
weather was lovely all day, but in view of the fluctuating bomb
line due to Army advances, only one operation was carried out.
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 |
| MP177
PD465
MP134
MN765
MP136
MN379
MN869
MN691
MN989
MN969
MN352
MN665
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S/L
Norsworthy
F/O
Stitt
F/O
Bernhart
F/O
Swingler
F/O
Burgess
W/O
Gray
F/O
Hogg
F/O
Rassenti
F/O
Henderson
F/O
Smith R.
F/L
Burton
F/O
Brown J.
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Dive
Bombing
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15:10 |
16:15 |
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Details
of Sortie or Flight
The
show to-night was twelve plane effort in which the
Squadron carried 500 pound bombs into the air once again.
This is the first time since the 17th August that the
Squadron has taken off to carry out a Ramrod. The target
was a concentration of MET which had been reported but not
accurately pinpointed by a Spitfire squadron. S/L Norsworthy was to lead the Squadron to the suspected area
to find and bomb this MET. Large banks of cumulus cloud
were present over the target area and the search for the
target developed into a nerve wracking tail chase at 2,000
feet. No MET was seen and no flak was fired. The Squadron
dive-bombed the wood just west of Gournay (M5515) from
7000 feet in a 60 degree dive. Some of the pilots declared
that a large number of the bombs did not explode, but
those that did, were in the wood. The Squadron of twelve
aircraft came in low, in pansy formation, over the home field
for the first time since D-Day. It looked good. All
aircraft returned safely to their dispersal strips.
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