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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 Form
540
for
18
September 1944
R.C.A.F.
Melsbroek, Belgium
The
haze was heavy all day together with heavy cloud. One operation was
scheduled in the afternoon but was cancelled four minutes before
take-off as the Army had taken the objective that we were to bomb. The
kited did manage to get away at 16:55 and it proved to be quite a
shaky "do". F/O Brown's compass was U/S and he got lost in
heavy cloud and haze and had a trying time finding his way home. Some
of the other aircraft had quite a time starting, but all managed to
take-off.
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
MP177
MN869
MN345
MP145
JR500
PD465
PD458
MN870 |
F/L
Burton W.D.
F/O
McBride A.C.
F/O
Hogg J.E.
F/O
Brown J.A.
F/O
Swingler
F/O
Cote J.A.
F/O
Smith I.W.
W/O
Gray W.A.
F/O
Bernhart F.N.
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Armed
Recce |
16:55 |
18:00
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17:55
17:15
17:25
17:55
17:15 |
Details
of Sortie or Flight
Eight
pilots took-off on an Armed Recce in the area of Bergen op-Zoem-Breda-Dordrecht.
Due to poor visibility, three aircraft became separated due to
very low cloud, one of which had a U/S compass and returned to
base. The other pilots reached the area but saw nothing to fire
at, except for two pilots who straffed some troops harbouring
beneath trees at D.8735. All aircraft returned safely to base.
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