Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Frede Johannes Florentsen
Unit
254 Sqn
Aircraft
Beaufighter X (D)
Date
25.09.44
Time
12:20 - 18:06
Details
1151/1329 A/B North Coates (cannon only)
1210/1352 Landed Langham
1215 Q/254 Landed North Coates - failure engineer.
1500/1519 A/B Langham except R/254 and S/C in formation with 13 Beaufigthers of 413 Squadron (torps) 11 of 489 Squadron (cannon) and 13 of 455 Squadron (R.P. & cannon).
1538 Langham S/C.
1629 Wing entered gap between Vlieland and Terchelling where considerable flak was experienced.
1629 About 20 vessels sighted in Helder anchorage. One an incomplete hull 6-8000, 3 'M' Cl M/S near it and surrounded by T.T.A. or other small auxiliaries. These were attacked.
Shore flak batteries were attacked by N.P.C.X.K.L.H.Z.Y/254. K.L.Z.Y.C.X. scored hits on gun positions and cannon strikes were made by N/254 on a Range finder, by P/254 on a RDF mast and by H/254 on a searchlight. D.G.J./254 scored cannon hits on a T.T.A. on N.W. side of group, G/254 was crowded out.
Large M/V was well alight and probably torpedo hits were seen.
At least one 'M Cl M/S and 2 other E/V's on fire. A/C C & X/254 were hit by flak 2 A/C of 143 Squadron failed to return.
1715/1807 Aircraft landed base.
Source
AIR 27/1516
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