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22/23 November 1942 Wellington Mk III - BK206 - KO-R |
Crashed at Chalandry (Aisne), 15 km N of Laon, France.
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
222 aircraft - 97 Lancasters, 59 Wellingtons, 39 Halifaxes, 27 Stirlings.
A thin layer of cloud and some ground haze concealed Stuttgart and the Pathfinders were not able to
identify the centre of the city.
Heavy bombing developed to the south-west and south and the outlying residential districts of Vaihingen,
Rohr, Mohringen and Plieningen, all about 5 miles from the centre, were hit.
88 houses were destroyed and 334 seriously damaged; 28 people were killed and 71 injured.
10 aircraft - 5 Lancasters, 3 Wellingtons, 2 Halifaxes - lost, 4.5 per cent of the force.
Source: nationalarchives.gov.uk - Bomber Command - Campaign Diary November 1942.
ORB. 22nd. Nov. 1942.
12 aircraft (6 from "A" Flight & 6 from "B" Flight)
took off between the hours of 18.40 and 19.01 to attack target STUTTGARD.
1 aircraft (A/C. G.B.J.756 - Captain Sgt. RODGERS) was forced to abandon the sortie owing to the top
escape hatch flying open and inability to close it and returned to base early bringing back its incendiaries.
2 aircraft failed to return from operations. Wellington Mk III BJ842 KO-W, 1 evd - 3 POW - 2 KIA.
the other 9 aircraft successfully located the target and bombed from heights ranging between 6,000 and 9,500 feet.
Many bursts were seen on a factory in the North of town and in centre of town.
Incendiaries were seen to ignite in the vicinity of the marshalling yards and very good fires were burning in
the whole of STUTTGARD.
Leaflets were dropped and photographs attempted.
02.49 10 aircraft had returned safely to base.
All photos via ww2cemeteries.com, by Barry Cuttell.
Robertson Alexander Winton - Pilot
Sgt - Service No 657056
Age: 26
RAFVR
Son of
James and May Robertson, of Ipswich, Suffolk.
Husband of Evelyn May Britton Robertson, of Ipswich.
Chalandry Churchyard, Departement Aisne, France - Grave 2
Wood Alfred Leonard - Observer
Sgt - Service No 1208568
Age:
RAFVR
Son of
Chalandry Churchyard, Departement Aisne, France - Grave 3
Texter John Ashburner - WOP
Sgt - Service No 1287689
Age: 22
RAFVR
Son of Harry and Ellen Texter; husband of Lilian Texter,
of Penrith, Cumberland.
Chalandry Churchyard, Departement Aisne, France - Grave 1
Gosney K. A. - BA
Sgt - Service No 1380364
Age:
RAFVR - POW No 926 Stalag Luft 6.
Son of
Source: 115 Squadron Roll of Honour by D. Bruce, W. R. Chorley, J. G. J. de Haan.
Morris Royston Delmare - RG