Overview
Just one operation this week, to Stuttgart on 15th March where one 12 Sqn aircraft was lost with 7 aircrew being killed and 2 becoming POW’s (see narrative from the navigator below). One of the crew killed was Pilot Officer Albert Hammond, a Canadian aged 25, the son of Albert & Alice M Hammond of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He had only arrived at Wickenby 5 days before and was flying as a “second dicky” pilot on his first mission.
Extract from Station Diary
Extract from 12 Sqn Appendix to Operational Record Book
RAF Wickenby - This week in history - World War 2 