Flight Record

FLIGHT RECORD (modified)
TIME	COURSE	W/V USED &/OR D.R. DRIF.	TRUE HDNG.	MAG. HDNG.	NAVIGATIONAL OBSERVATION	GENERAL OBSERVATION	IAS MPH /K	HEIGHT & AIR TEMP	T.A.S	RUN		G.S.	TO RUN		ETA
TIME	COURSE	W/V USED &/OR D.R. DRIF.	TRUE HDNG.	MAG. HDNG.	NAVIGATIONAL OBSERVATION	GENERAL OBSERVATION	IAS MPH /K	HEIGHT & AIR TEMP	T.A.S	DIST	TIME	G.S.	DIST.	TIME	ETA
						Climb to assembly
0720					Take off	altitude - contact
								8,000
0738					Reach assembly altitude over field		4

0804					Group formed
						3 miles north of		10,000
0850			25		Wing formed at 0830	Buncher #22		0	153			130	18	8 1/2	0858 1/2
						On course to Great
0859			66		Buncher #10	Yarmouth						122	34	16 1/2	0915 1/2

0915			78		Crossed English Coast	1 minute early

0916		47/37			Mickey wind

0920	87		83		Gee 5237 0158N							124	20	9 1/2	0929 1/2

0929 1/2			51		Gee 5240N 0233E	Start climb						1301	115	53	1022 1/2

0938			54		Gee 5252N 0256E	On oxygen		11,500
								13,000
0946			53		Gee 5258N 0307E			-2		28 1/2	15 1/2	112	86	45	1031
								13,500
09xx	53	53/18	55		Gee 5310N 0340E					50	21 1/2	140	64	27 1/2	1018 1/2
								15,500
10xx	48		52		M - 5336N 0427E			-6		38	14	162	26	9 1/2	1013 1/2
								17,000
10xx			81		DR - 5352N 0500E				173			173	95	33	1046 1/2
								17,500
10xx					M - 5352N 0526E			-12
					Having to "S" to stay	Wrong place in
1020					behind Gocart Able	bomber stream
								18,500

1031			61		M - 5356N 0604E	On course		-10	180			180	56	18 1/2	1049 1/2
					"S"ing again			20,100
1045					M - 5410N 0706E			-15
								20,300
1046			117		Corrected in to coast			-16
								21,000
1051	116		113		M - 5402N 0733E			-17				188	38	12	1103
								22,000
1055					Ships sighted off shore				188
					CP #2			22,800
1105			110		Crossed enemy coast	Flak
								23,400
							150	23,600
1111					M - 5340N 0854E							190	39	12 1/2	1123 1/2
								25,000
1120					M - 5326N 0928E			-28	198

1121 1/2	90 1/2	60/20	87 1/2	93 1/2	DR - 5319N 0949E							181	88	29	1150 1/2

1131			85		M - 5321N 1021E
								26,000
1136			72		M - 5315N 1045E	Level off		-32	202

1144	79	270/8	86		5319N 1126E - M				202	25	7	213	29	8	1152
					Selected	briefed IP		26,000
1150	159	2	161		Over/pre IP CP #3	5 miles right of			202			202	40	12	1202

1207			87		Had to "S" to get back to IP				202			202	40	12	1219

1216	91 1/2		89		Bombs away
								25,000
1223			198		Over RP

1226 1/2			309 1/2		On course	Letting down
								23,000
1231	305		310		M - 5217N 1213E	Level off		-12				210	106 1/2	50 1/2	1321 1/2

1243			300		M - 5244N 1128E	"S"ing				39	12	196	67	20 1/2	1303 1/2

1252			310		M - 5250N 1034E				188

1300	303	65/28			M - 5312N 0905E				185	29	8	202	47	14	1314
								22,000
1305			312		Mickey takes us through corridor

1314			310		DR - 5340N 0850E
					CP #4
1318	305				Crossed enemy coast	Start let down			188			202	33	9 1/2	1327 1/2
							170	18,000
1330			279		M - 5407N 0724E			-6

1332			264		Corrected in
								15,000					58	19	13xx
1338					M - 5402N 0645E			-4	186	24	8	180	31	11	1349

1343			261		To intersect course
								14,000
1344			269		Back on course

1356	236	-3	233		DR - 5353N 0500E							160	140	52 1/2	1448 1/2
						Level off		8,000
1405	236		233		M - 5345N 0440E	On course		8	149			168	126 1/2	45	1450

1410	236	65/20	233		Gee 5333N 0408E	On course			149			168	104	37	1447

1415			229		Gee 5352N 0349E	Corrected to base						168	136	48 1/2	1503 1/2
						Forced to right by
1429			240		Gee 5304N 0255E	other groups			149	37	14	160	96	36	1506

1448					Crossed coast at Gt Yarmouth

1449					Homing on Buncher and letting down

1506					Over base

xxxx					Landed
Glossary DR - Dead reckoning TAS - True air speed GS - Ground air speed M - "Mickey" Gee - Gee radio navigation CP - Check point IAS - Indicated air speed Flight Plan Flimsy Operational Narrative Report Wing Operational Narratives Strike Photo

FLIGHT RECORD

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