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12/13 August 1944 Lancaster Mk III - PB127 KO-T |
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
242 Lancasters and 137 Halifaxes.
This was an experimental raid. No Pathfinder aircraft took part and there was no marking.
The intention was to discover how successfully a force of aircraft could carry out a raid
with each crew bombing on the indications of its own H2S set.
The raid was not successful and there was no concentration of bombing.
The Brunswick report calls it a 'heavy raid' but only states that bombs fell in the central and Stadtpark areas.
Other towns, up to 20 miles distant, were mistaken for Brunswick and were also bombed.
17 Lancasters and 10 Halifaxes lost, 7.1 per cent of the force.
Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk - Bomber Command - Campaign Diary August 1944 - Last update 13/11/2018
ORB 12th Aug., 1944.
14 aircraft (3 from "A" Flt., 6 from "B" Flt., & 5 from "C" Flt.)
were detailed to attack BRUNSWICK and took off between 21.43 hours and 22.10 hours.
2 aircraft
(B.ND.927 - Captain F/O. G. B. HOCKEY, Lancaster Mk III ND927 KO-B, 6 KIA, 1 POW.and
T.PB.127 - Captain F/L. D.G. HELYEA)
failed to return from operations - no news being received.
4 aircraft were forced to abandon the sortie, 2 due engine failure
(A/C. G.ME.718 - Captain F/L. S. GARSIDE - Inner & outer starboard engines & pescoe pump being unserviceable)
(A/C. S.ND.900 - Captain F/L. C. McBRIDE - starboard inner engine being unserviceable)
and the others due to
(A/C. A.ND.758 - Captain S/L. W. D. MARTIN) complete intercommunication failure and
(A/C. J.ND.805 - Captain F/O. P. FRANLAND) failure of Rear gunner's electrical heating circuit
respectively and all returned to base early after jettisoning live all part of their bomb load.
The remainder located the target either by glow of fires or by H2S and estimed time of arrival
by D.R. navigation, and bombed from heights ranging between 18,000 feet and 21,000 feet.
Bombing was rather scattered at first but became more concentrated as the raid progressed.
2 explosions, one a very large one at 00.07 hours, were seen.
Built up area was seen on fire through gap in cloud.
An aircraft was seen shot down over target area.
Photographs were attempted.
12 aircraft had returned safely to base by 02.55 hours.
Belyea D. G. - Pilot
F/L - Service No 41655
Age: - POW No
RAF
Son of
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan
Ginn Raymond Henry - FE
Sgt - Service No 1895342
Age: 37
RAFVR
Son of Arthur and Alice Mary Ginn, of Greenford, Middlesex.
Rheinberg War Cemetery - grave 17. B. 14.
Source: CWGC - Photo: Find a grave by des Philippet.
Hickling Alan William - Nav
F/O - Service No 153282
Age: 21
RAFVR
Son of William Thomas Hickling and Constance Ida Hickling.
Rheinberg War Cemetery - collective grave 17. C. 8-10.
Source: CWGC - Photo via Find a grave, by Des Philippet
Gutteridge Don - WOP
Sgt - Service No 1600730
Age: 20
RAFVR
Son of Leonard and Agnes Annie Gutteridge,
of Kingsbury, Middlesex.
Rheinberg War Cemetery - collective grave 17. C. 8-10.
Source: CWGC- Photo: Find a grave by Des Philippet.
Blandford Gerald Edward - BA
F/O - Service No 153468
Age: 28
RAFVR
Son of William Lionel and Grace Emma Blandford,
of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
Rheinberg War Cemetery - collective grave 17. C. 8-10.
Source: CWGC - Photo via Find a grave, by Des Philippet
Mardling Dennis Charles - MUG
Sgt - Service No 1874914
Age:
RAFVR
Son of
Rheinberg War Cemetery - collective grave 17. C. 8-10.
Source: CWGC - Photo via Find a grave, by Des Philippet
Galvin Leo Patrick - RG
P/O - Service No J89872
Age: 20
RCAF
Son of Raymond Leo Galvin, and of Ray Dodson Galvin,
of Burdett, Alberta. Canada.
Rheinberg War Cemetery - collective grave 17. C. 8-10.
Source: CWGC - Photo and more information on Canadian virtual war memorial -
Find a grave by Des Philippet.