Danish WW2 Pilots

Kjeld Christian Johan Pedersen

Unit

1 Sqn

Aircraft

Spitfire IX L.F. , ML414

Date

20.03.45

Time

12:15 - 14:55

Details

Ramrod 1506. 9 Spitfire IX LF with 90 gallon tanks took off from Ursel to escort rear of 120 Halifaxes bombing rail works shops at Recklinghausen. 1 Spitfire returned to base with technical trouble and remainder R/vd and to target as planned. Markers seen over target, but bombing unobserved owing to 6/10ths cloud, 10,000 ft. tops visibility above, 40 miles. Flak, small amount 80 mm from front line. Heavy fairly intense flak accurate for bombers from target area. N. of target a cluster of bursts of heavy flak on way out. Squadron landed back at Manston.

Source

AIR 27/4

Note

Yellow 2

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