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FROM
OPERATIONS RECORD BOOK


No. 106 Squadron

 

P/O Harry M. Stoffer's operations. 

 

26.11.1941

 

Aircraft

Hampden RE261

Crew

Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson,Sgt. Hamilton,Sgt.Griffiths

Duty

Bombing - Embden
17.15         22.00

Details

Bombed from 8.000 ft.


30.11.1941 

Aircraft

Hampden RE261

 

Crew

Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt.Bradley

Duty

Bombing - Hamburg
16.
25          20.45

Details

Bombs on target from 6.800 ft.


06.01.1942  

Aircraft

Hampden RT181

Crew

Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Bradley

 

Duty

Bombing - warships at Brest
03.30          09.35

Details

10/10th clouds with occasional breaks.
Target not identified and bombs dropped
from 11.500 ft. were seen to burst in town

 

 

09.01.1942  

Aircraft          

Hampden PH314

Crew

Sgt. Stoffer, Sgt. o’Hara, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Dunsey   

Duty

Bombing – Brest
00.20       08.30

Details

Owing the target being completely obscured by 10/10th cloud, the bombs were brought back as ordered.



21.01.1942    

 

 

Aircraft       

Hampden AE146

 

Crew

Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis

 

Duty

Bombing – Bremen
14.05        22.45

 

Details

Cloudless over target, which was clearly seen and was in bomb-sight
when bombs were dropped from 12.000 ft. Intense cold, wireless and camera froze,
temp. –41 c at 17.000 ft.

 

 

                

28.01.1942    

 

 

Aircraft          

Hampden AT131

Crew

Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Conninghame

Duty

Bombing – Münster
18.05        21.25

Details

Owing to 10/10th clouds and severe icing mission was abandoned. Bombs were jettisoned in the
sea owing to difficulty of handling aircraft.

 

                

06.02.1942   

 

 

Aircraft

Hampden AE426

 

Crew

Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis

 

Duty

Gardening - Nectarines (Westfrisian)  
11.20          15.40

 

Details

Visibility good below 10/10th cloud. Mine dropped in required position from
4oo ft. at 12.50 hrs.
No opposition encountered.

 

 

                                  

21.02.1942   

 

 

Aircraft      

Hampden AT130

 

Crew

P/O Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Fitzpatrich

 

Duty

”Roving” – Koblenz
18.20        01.00

 

Details

Excellent visibility, no cloud, 1 x 1.000 lb. dropped  on Neuweid,
2 x 500 lb. on Bendorf, direct hits in both attacks.
Aircraft hit by FLAK

 

 

 

23.02.1942   

 

 

Aircraft

Hampden AT178

 

Crew

P/O Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis

 

Duty

Gardening – Rosemary (Northfrisian)   
0
1.55          07.20

 

Details

Visibility poor. Located target after pin-point on Westerhaver
and dropped mine in required position.
Successful and unevent-ful trip.

 

 

                  

03.03.1942   

 

 

Aircraft

Hampden AT131

 

Crew

P/O Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, P/O Pollock

 

Duty

Bombing – Renault Works, Paris
17.15          23.50

 

Details

Target illuminated by flares and easily recognizable. Bombed at 21.07
from 2.200 ft. and bombs were seen to burst on target. Nickels dropped over Paris.

 

 

                  

26.03.1942   

 

 

Aircraft

Manchester  R5840

 

Crew

P/O Stoffer, P/O Prescott-Decie, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton,    
Sgt. Lewis, Sgt. Gill, P/O Pollock.

 

Duty

Gardening – Yams (Eastfrisian)
19.15          00.30

 

Details

Weather and visibility excellent. Located garden easily and four mines
were laid in required position.
Slight opposition (Wanger –rog) only.

 

 

 

29.03.1942   

 

 

Aircraft    

Manchester L4374

 

Crew

P/O Stoffer, P/O Prescott-Decie, F/S Walker, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis, P/O Pollock, Sgt. Youngs

 

Duty

Mining – Nectarine (Westfrisian)
19.20          22.50

 

Details

Moonlight, no cloud – 4 mines laid in required position – satisfactory and uneventful trip

 

 

                

17.04.1942   

 

 

Aircraft

Manchester L7417

 

Crew

P/O Stoffer, P/O Prescott-Decie, P/O Viviam, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis, Sgt. George, P/O Pollock

 

Duty

Bombing – Hamburg
23.00          05.25

 

Details

Visibility good, no cloud but very dark, bombed from 12.000 ft.
Bomb load was 14 x 250 oil bombs and 11 bursts were seen in town
– several fires resulted

 

 

                  

23.04.1942   

 

Aircraft

Manchester L7463

 

Crew

P/O Stoffer, P/O Prescott-Decie, Sgt. Paton, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis, Sgt. George, P/O Pollock

 

Duty

Bombing – Rostock
22.00          -

 

Details

Failed to return

 

 
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