Operational sorties Detailed view
Ltn. Kjeld Rønhof
Unit
332 Sqn
Aircraft
Spitfire IX L.F. (AH-A)
Date
07.05.44
Time
18:15 - 20:20
Details
Ramrod 843. The same after-noon Lt. Col. Berg led the Wing on a 2nd Ramrod, No. 843, to the Lille-Lens and Moiselle area. Between Lille and Reims they damaged 2 Me. 109 on the ground; 3 flak towers and 2 gun posts were destroyed, 1 hangar damaged and 6 germans killed. No enemy aircraft met in the air, but intense, accurate, light flak was experienced over the Lille-Lens area and Moiselle aerodrome. 6 plus T/E aircraft were seen on the Evreux-Fauville airfield. The weather was 5/10ths cloud at 5,000 ft.; visibility very good with a cloudless thick haze below 4,000 ft.
Source
AIR 27/1729, AIR 27/1726
Note
The hours are indicative as they origin from the 331 Sqn ORB.