FROM
OPERATIONS RECORD BOOK
No. 106 Squadron
P/O Harry M. Stoffer's operations.
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26.11.1941 |
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Aircraft |
Hampden RE261 |
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Crew |
Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson,Sgt. Hamilton,Sgt.Griffiths |
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Duty |
Bombing - Embden
17.15 22.00 |
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Details |
Bombed from 8.000 ft. |
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30.11.1941 |
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Aircraft |
Hampden RE261 |
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Crew |
Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt.Bradley |
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Duty |
Bombing - Hamburg
16.25 20.45 |
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Details |
Bombs on target from 6.800 ft. |
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06.01.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Hampden RT181 |
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Crew |
Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Bradley |
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Duty |
Bombing - warships at Brest
03.30 09.35 |
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Details |
10/10th clouds with occasional breaks.
Target not identified and bombs dropped
from 11.500 ft. were seen to burst in town |
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09.01.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Hampden PH314 |
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Crew |
Sgt. Stoffer, Sgt. o’Hara, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Dunsey |
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Duty |
Bombing – Brest
00.20 08.30 |
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Details |
Owing the target being completely obscured by 10/10th cloud, the bombs were brought back as ordered. |
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21.01.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Hampden AE146 |
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Crew |
Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis |
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Duty |
Bombing – Bremen
14.05 22.45 |
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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. |
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28.01.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Hampden AT131 |
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Crew |
Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Conninghame |
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Duty |
Bombing – Münster
18.05 21.25 |
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Details |
Owing to 10/10th clouds and severe icing mission was abandoned. Bombs were jettisoned in the
sea owing to difficulty of handling aircraft. |
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06.02.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Hampden AE426 |
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Crew |
Sgt. Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis |
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Duty |
Gardening - Nectarines (Westfrisian)
11.20 15.40 |
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Details |
Visibility good below 10/10th cloud. Mine dropped in required position from
4oo ft. at 12.50 hrs. No opposition encountered. |
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21.02.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Hampden AT130 |
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Crew |
P/O Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Fitzpatrich |
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Duty |
”Roving” – Koblenz
18.20 01.00 |
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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 |
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23.02.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Hampden AT178 |
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Crew |
P/O Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis |
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Duty |
Gardening – Rosemary (Northfrisian)
01.55 07.20 |
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Details |
Visibility poor. Located target after pin-point on Westerhaver
and dropped mine in required position. Successful and unevent-ful trip. |
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03.03.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Hampden AT131 |
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Crew |
P/O Stoffer, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton, P/O Pollock |
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Duty |
Bombing – Renault Works, Paris
17.15 23.50 |
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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. |
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26.03.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Manchester R5840 |
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Crew |
P/O Stoffer, P/O Prescott-Decie, P/O Simpson, Sgt. Hamilton,
Sgt. Lewis, Sgt. Gill, P/O Pollock. |
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Duty |
Gardening – Yams (Eastfrisian)
19.15 00.30 |
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Details |
Weather and visibility excellent. Located garden easily and four mines
were laid in required position. Slight opposition (Wanger –rog) only. |
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29.03.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Manchester L4374 |
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Crew |
P/O Stoffer, P/O Prescott-Decie, F/S Walker, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis, P/O Pollock, Sgt. Youngs |
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Duty |
Mining – Nectarine (Westfrisian)
19.20 22.50 |
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Details |
Moonlight, no cloud – 4 mines laid in required position – satisfactory and uneventful trip |
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17.04.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Manchester L7417 |
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Crew |
P/O Stoffer, P/O Prescott-Decie, P/O Viviam, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis, Sgt. George, P/O Pollock |
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Duty |
Bombing – Hamburg
23.00 05.25 |
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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 |
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23.04.1942 |
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Aircraft |
Manchester L7463 |
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Crew |
P/O Stoffer, P/O Prescott-Decie, Sgt. Paton, Sgt. Hamilton, Sgt. Lewis, Sgt. George, P/O Pollock |
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Duty |
Bombing – Rostock
22.00 - |
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Details |
Failed to return |
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