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FLIGHT RECORD
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| TIME |
COURSE |
W/V
USED
&/OR
D.R. DRIF. |
TRUE
HDNG |
MAG
HDNG |
NAVIGATIONAL
OBSERVATION |
GENERAL
OBSERVATION |
IAS
MPH/K |
HEIGHT
& AIR
TEMP |
TAS |
RUN |
GS |
TO RUN |
ETA |
| DIST |
TIME |
DIST |
TIME |
| 0900 |
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Take-off Climbing to 5,000 feet |
Top of overcast 600 feet. |
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| 0919 |
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Last time to start climb 0940
Reach 5,000 feet |
Assembly Altitude |
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5,000 |
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| 0940 |
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Assembly completed |
Begin climb |
150/ |
5,200
11 |
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wing
embly |
ass-
alt. |
1015 |
| 1014 |
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Wing assembly altitude |
Average rate of climb 190ft/min |
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| 1028 |
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Depart Buncher #12 for dogleg - 1037 1/2 |
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| 1047 1/2 |
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487th left and behind over buncher 22 |
On our way |
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148 |
11 |
05 |
1052 1/2 |
| 1052 |
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|
008 |
Abeam Buncher 12 |
Turning left to form with group |
150/ |
12,000
-2 |
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148 |
15 |
06 |
1058 1/2 |
| 1059 |
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090 |
Over Buncher 9 |
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12,000 |
|
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|
158 |
30 |
11 |
1110 |
| 1113 |
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|
065 |
Depart English coast on course |
1 min late |
155/ |
13,000 |
|
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|
158 |
40 1/2 |
15 |
1128 |
| 1122 |
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|
065 |
5241N 0222E |
Guns check fired |
150/ |
14,200 |
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180 1/2 |
137 |
47 |
1215 |
| (see note) |
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|
075 |
5256N 0248E |
|
150/ |
15,600
-7 |
|
47 |
19 |
149 |
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| " |
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075
075 |
5306N 0320E
5319N 0408E |
Fighters (P-51s)
|
150/ |
18,500 |
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| " |
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|
065 |
5330N 0429E |
|
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20,000 |
|
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|
180 |
61 |
20 |
1218 |
| " |
|
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|
097 |
On course |
Everything OK |
150/ |
21,300 |
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|
197 |
69 |
21 |
1233 |
| " |
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132 |
Turning on course |
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24,500 |
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|
197 |
24 1/2 |
08 |
1251 |
| 1251 |
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|
132 |
On course over coast |
|
150/ |
24,600 |
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|
14 |
04 |
1255 |
| 1255 |
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|
162 1/2 |
Turned on course |
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197 1/2 |
33 1/2 |
10 |
1305 |
| 1257 |
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162 1/2 |
Ship leaves formation near Bokel |
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| 1304 |
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111 1/2 |
FLAK all around |
Very accurate |
155/ |
25,000 |
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|
35 |
11 |
1215 |
| 1309 |
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111 1/2 |
Abeam Rotenberg |
#2 engine gone |
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| 1318 |
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112 |
Abeam Soltau |
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| 1320 |
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|
34 |
Turning |
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24,500 |
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|
06 |
|
1326 |
| 1329 |
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|
323 |
Over the IP |
Saw two planes go down over Hamburg |
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24,700 |
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|
07 |
|
1336 |
| 1337 |
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|
323 |
Bombs away |
Heavy FLAK |
|
24,400 |
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| 1341 |
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|
211 |
Turning to right |
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160/ |
23,000 |
|
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| 1353 |
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|
304 |
Passing over coast on course |
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|
39 |
12 |
1353 |
| 1354 |
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|
312 |
Heading for turning point at Heligoland |
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170/ |
21,000 |
|
|
|
174 1/2 |
37 |
13 |
1407 |
| 1403 |
|
|
|
324 |
Turning around Heligoland |
|
170/ |
19,000 |
|
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|
37 |
13 |
1416 |
| 1413 |
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|
268 |
|
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|
38 |
12 |
1428 |
| 1428 |
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|
245 |
Turning towards home |
|
170/ |
19,000 |
|
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|
88 |
88 |
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| 1439 |
|
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|
240 |
Leaving formation |
|
175/ |
12,800 |
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| 1446 1/2 |
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|
235 |
5350N 0412E |
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10,500 |
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| 1454 |
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|
238 |
5335N 0347E |
|
170/ |
9,000 |
|
21 1/2 |
7 1/2 |
173 |
96 |
33 |
1527 |
| 1502 1/2 |
|
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|
246 |
|
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|
42 |
16 |
158 |
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| 1509 |
|
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|
250 |
5307N 0252E |
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|
64 |
22 1/2 |
170 |
56 |
20 |
1529 |
| 1521 1/2 |
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|
248 |
5246N 0210E |
|
165/ |
8,300 |
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|
19 |
06 1/2 |
1528 |
| 1529 |
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|
230 |
Lowestoft - Over English coast |
all alone |
|
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|
172 |
37 |
13 |
1542 |
| 1530 |
|
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|
235 |
Feathered #1 engine |
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| 1542 |
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Over base and letting down |
All nose cleared for crash landing |
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| (see note) |
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Landed |
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Note: Times obscured by objects on xerox machine.
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