Danish WW2 Pilots

Kjeld Christian Johan Pedersen

Unit

1 Sqn

Aircraft

Spitfire IX L.F. , MK726

Date

13.09.44

Time

08:40 - 10:15

Details

12 Spitfire IX LF (45 gallon tanks) carried out a low level attack on a suspected Big Ben [V2 rocket] storage site N.E. of Hague. Pin pointed area in wood and straffed according to plan from 1,000 ft. down to zero feet. No signs [of] activity or tracks seen in spruce woodland. A.A. post at D.678998 attacked by cannon fire and believed damaged. Two gun posts seen at Y.670000 and D.716978. Believed camouflaged articulator seen in wood off small road D.716978. Explosion at D.685985 - large mine or small ammo dump. Two or three bursts of light flak from target area. No cloud, a light haze.

Source

AIR 27/4

Note

Yellow section

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