MN989

MN969

MP245

PD492

MN124

JR506

MN894

F/L Burgess G.L.

F/O Carr J.

F/O Rassenti W.H.

F/O McBride A.G.

F/O Barnheart P.W.

F/O Davis

F/O Laurence R.H.

F/O Cote J.

Details of Sortie or Flight

F/L Burgess led the Squadron this time to attack and cut the railroad west of Deventer, Holland. The usual 500 lb bombs (.025 tail fused) were taken for the show. After forming up, they set course in a clear blue sky with nothing to mar visibility but a slight ground haze. The target was approached from the south and the Squadron then went north of Deventer. they then rolled to the left, bombing from west to east in a 70 degree dive. The bombing was fairly accurate with at least two craters being observed in the track. The trip home was made at 8000 feet and completely uneventful, not even any flak disturbing the peace of the morning.

JR500

MP145

MN345

MP151

PD492

JR906

MN894

F/O Laycock M.P.

F/L Saunders W.L.

F/O Smith R.V.

P/O McBride A.C.

S/L Fiset K.J.

F/O Marcoux M.A.

F/O Smith I.W.

F/O Hiltz R.A.

Details of Sortie or Flight

Briefing disclosed that the target on this show was to be inside Germany, the object being to cut the railroad running south from Coesfeld at a point about eight miles from this large German town. F/O Laycock was leading the show with the C.O. (S/L Fiset) flying as Blue one. They carried 500 pounders (.025 tail fused) for the job. The operation was completely routine and the squadron reached the target and went into their dive, coming in from the north. The railroad was described as being "well broken" with two craters being observed on it. As the squadron returned, they noticed a train on a track just south of the point they had bombed. They were going to strafe it, but Blue one reported terrific flak in the area and told them to with hold. They then reformed and returned to base without further event.

MN947

PD492

MN134

MN969

MP145

MN665

MN894

F/L Hogg J.E

F/L Lambert C.A.

F/O Bernhardt P.N.

F/O MacDonald R.W.

F/O Rassenti W.H.

F/O Carr J.

F/O Stetler J.

F/O Cote J.

Details of Sortie or Flight

The squadron took-off on another railway show; this time it was the line running west from Almalo, Holland. They carried the familiar 500 lb bombs (.025 tail fused). the visibility was poor, but F/L Hogg who was leading the boys found Almelo in short order; they did a wide orbit north of the town and then went into the dive, bombing from west to east in a fairly steep dive (60 degrees). Two direct hits were observed and the rail definitely cut. As the Squadron prepared to return, they noticed a train standing on the track running north from Rijseen in the same area. It appeared to have no engine attached so they attacked the good trucks  getting many hits; during one attack however, they noticed further up the track, a locomotive well camouflaged with branches of trees and netting. The German artists must have been more than disappointed when the pilots pounced on its new discovery getting many hits and leaving it spouting steam. he return trip was uneventful except for a lot of inaccurate flak that followed them as far as the Rhine.

Note: This is the first instance of a locomotive being camouflaged yet to be reported. All aircraft returned safely to base.