Operational sorties Detailed view
Flt Lt Poul Henrichsen
Unit
114 Sqn
Aircraft
Boston IIIA , BZ327 (FD-W)
Date
01.03.44
Time
20:10 - 21:50
Details
Seven aircraft were briefed to bomb GISTERNA town situated immediately N of bridge-head the task being to limit movement in this important enemy road-head. Four a/c took off but after the first a/c returning early with bombs, had reported extremely bad weather conditions - namely 10/10 cloud from 5,000' - 10,000' with lightening & Cu. Nimb. up to 2,000' - the last three a/c were cancelled. The second a/c jettisoned bombs in the sea, the third & fourth [Henrichsen] bombed near TERRACINA, results not observed. The extremely bad weather was not consistent with the MET report received.
Crew:
- F/O P. Henrichsen
- F/O G.C.O. Wyerth
- F/S Lampert, A.A.
- Sgt. Bingham, W.J.
Source
AIR 27/883
Note
ORB is handwritten and difficult to read in places. Time up and down not indicated. Based on third aircraft.