Overview
This was the week of the Dambusters Raid (Operation Chastise), but 12 Sqn carried out 2 operations, to Duisburg and Bochum and 3 aircraft were lost, one landing in the North Sea, with all the crew eventually being rescued after 129 hours in the aircraft dinghy (see first hand report below). You will also notice in the Station Diary entry for 13 May that Flt Lt J.O. Lancaster was posted following completion of his second tour – an unusual achievement – but he was also one of the original 617 Sqn pilots, but left during training and did not take part in the mission to the dams. He was also one of the aircrew interviewed on the Sky TV documentary “Lancaster”, released last year.
Extract from Station Diary
Extract from RAF F 541, Appendix to Operational Record Book
RAF Wickenby - This week in history - World War 2 
80 years ago my father walks through the gates at Wickenby for his first tour of operations
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