My grandad flew for RAF bomber command during the war, flying with 50 squadron as a rear gunner on Lancaster Bombers from skellingthorpe and then 466 squadron as a mid upper gunner flying halifax bombers from driffield. Below is a list of his flight ops.
Note that i only listed his OPS, not training missions etc.... any questions just ask.
Some of these targets look quite scary (hamburg!!), a few (in green) were flown during the day, with fighter escort. Still scary knowing the lanc/halifax doesnt have a ball turret to protect it from belly attack.
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50 SQUADRON SKELLINGTHORPE (LANCASTER BOMBERS)
DATE TIME A/C PILOT DUTY TARGET IN AIR
11/5/44 22:10 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G BOURG LEOPOLD BASE 04.25
19/5/44 21:50 VN-K P/O PETHICK A/G TOURES FRANCE 07.10
21/5/44 22:10 VN-K P/O PETHICK A/G DUISBURG 05.05
22/5/44 22:30 VN-K P/O PETHCIK A/G BRUNSWICK 06.25
3/6/44 23:00 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G FERME D'OURVILLE 03.45
5/6/44 02:00 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G ST PIERRE DO'MONT 04.00
6/6/44 22:15 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G ARGENTAN 04.05
10/6/44 22:30 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G ORLEANS 05.05
12/6/44 22:30 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G POITERS 06.10
13/6/44 22:15 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G AUNAY-SUR-ODON 04.30
15/6/44 22:30 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G CHATELLERAUT 06.30
19/6/44 22:55 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G RECALLED (RTB) 03.30
21/6/44 22:55 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G GELSENKIRCHEN 05.20
23/6/44 22:20 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G LIMOGES 06.45
24/6/44 22:25 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G PROUVILLE 04.00
27/6/44 21:40 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G VITRY 07.30
29/6/44 12:10 VN-B P/O PETHICK A/G BEAUVOIR 03.45
12/7/44 21:50 VN-B F/O PETHICK A/G CHALINDREY 08.45
14/7/44 22:00 VN-B F/O PETHICK A/G VILLENEUVE 06.50
15/7/44 22:00 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G NEVERS 07.00
18/7/44 03:49 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G CAEN 04.20
20/7/44 23:00 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G COURTRAI 03.20
23/7/44 22:55 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G KIEL 05.10
24/7/44 21:45 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G STUTTGART 08.05
25/7/44 17:55 VN/T F/O PETHICK A/G ST CYR 03.45
26/7/44 21:00 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G GIVORS BADEN 09.05
28/7/44 22:10 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G STUTTGART 07.40
30/7/44 05:58 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G CAHAGNES 05.10
31/7/44 17:45 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G JOIGMY 05.10
1/8/44 16:54 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G MONT CANDON 04.30
2/8/44 14:35 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G BOIS DECASSON 04.30
5/8/44 10:35 VN/B F/O PETHICK A/G ST LEU D'ESSERANT 04.50
7/8/44 21:25 VN/H F/O PETHICK A/G SEQUEVILLE 04.20
9/8/44 20:50 VN/H F/O PETHICK A/G CHATELLERAULT 06.00
466 SQUADRON (R.A.A.F) DRIFFIELD (HALIFAX BOMBERS)
DATE TIME A/C PILOT DUTY TARGET IN AIR
12/3/45 HD/A W/CMR HOLLINGS M.U.G DORTMUND 06.50
13/3/45 HD/V W/CMR HOLLINGS M.U.G WUPPERTAL 05.45
21/3/45 HD/A W/CMR HOLLINGS M.U.G RHEINE 05.50
8/4/45 HD/A W/CMR HOLLINGS M.U.G HAMBURG 06.50
18/4/45 HD/V W/CMR HOLLINGS M.U.G HELIGOLAND 04.30