5-11 August 1943

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Overview

12 Sqn carried out attacks on Genoa, Mannheim and Nuremburg during this week. Only one aircraft was lost (see Station Diary below) but there were no aircrew casualties. The raid on Genoa, one of several that week in Italy, was called urgently for political reasons, probably because of the overthrow of Mussolini at the end of July, in order to further disrupt the uncertainty caused by that event.

Extract from Station Diary

Flight Sergeant Gardiner and his crew, who crash landed on 10th August – L-R Harry Pozgren – MU, John Davey – FE, Jimmy Orr – Nav, John Britnell – RG, Norman Gardiner – Pilot, Peter Grealy – BA, Vic Lambourne – WO – They completed a full tour of 30 missions.

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