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EAST MOOR 21/7/42 . F/Lt Porter flew 4.15 sea search for Sgt Dillon without success. Aircraft of 16 Group also searched without success. Ops. called. 5 a/c called for attacked DUISBERG and 2 Nickels. Total op. hours flown - 28.56
a/c "S" W.1040








 P/O. Hardy
P/O Arobar
Sgt Urwin
Sgt Hall
Sgt Greenfield
Sgt Wilson
Sgt Godwin
P/O Yeo		 Cpt.
A/Obs.
A/Bmb.
W/Op.
M/U/G.
R/Gnr.
F/Eng.
2nd Plt.		 Missing. Nothing heard since leaving base.

See raid No. 221-227.

Weather:- Fair weather with 5-8/10ths cloud. 6 hrs. 25 min. local N.F.T.
and Nav. Trg.
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22/7/42 . No operations. No flying all day. Weather:- 10/10ths cloud and rain all day.
23/7/42 .7 a/c called for ops. 4 raided Augsberg successfully. 3 did not take off owing to unserviceability
(See ops diary) Raids Nos. 228-231. Total operational hours - 15.01 Sgt Caplan and crew carried search light co-operation (Leeds) 1 hour 40 min. Not successful.
Total day hours flown - 2 hrs. 50 min. Weather:- 10/10ths cloud all day thinning to 5/10ths in the evening.
24/7/42 .Called for ops. but scrubbed 14.30 hrs. 1 hr. 45 min. local flying. Weather:- 10/10ths all day and high wind. Vis.:- 1-2 miles.
25/7/42 . Flying :- Morning N.F.T.'s etc. 12.05 hrs. Ops. :- 8 a/c, 7 main, 1 fresher, called for ???.
3 raided Duisberg successfully. 1 did not take off owing to unserviceability. 2 returned due to rear turret failures.
1 missing. (F/Lt Porter and crew, signal received)
F/Lt Porter
Sgt Patterson
Sgt Hall
Sgt Linkleter
Sgt Collins
Sgt Willman
Sgt Gissing		 Cpt.
A/Obs.
A/Bmb.
W/Op.
M/U/G.
R/Gnr.
F/Eng.		 Raid 232
Operational hours - 26.14 Weather:- Cloudy, showery, cloud dispersing towards dusk. Weather generally becoming finer. Visability good.


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