HK 1/32 Lancaster Mk.I WIP: Moving Along Again 8/11/2020

[FME erk]

Dennis

You have just beat me to the bombsight frame. I spotted it as an 'obvious' flaw and have it in hand to alter,

yours looks alot better than the kit part . . .well done mate.

I look forward to seeing more progress over the coming weeks (months) . . . 

Ian

[harv]

Wow.....harv 

[FME erk]

Recently discovered that EE139 has been completed as her later squadron 550 markings . . . .

I hope you are still with us Dennis ? this just might spur you on a little 

rgds

Ian

 

[avroair]

On 10/20/2019 at 3:20 PM, FME erk said:

Operations flown from RAF Grimsby with 100 Squadron.

11/06/43    FZ-A    EE139    Sgt. Clark    Dusseldorf       
12/06/43    FZ-A    EE139    Sgt. Clark    Bochum        
14/06/43    FZ-A    EE139    Sgt. Clark    Oberhausen    Icing   (Returned Early)
16/06/43    FZ-A    EE139    Sgt. Clark    Cologne        
08/07/43    HW-R    EE139    F/Sgt. Clark    Cologne        
12/07/43    HW-R    EE139    F/Sgt. Clark    Turin    Overshoot    
24/07/43    HW-R    EE139    F/Sgt. Clark    Hamburg        
25/07/43    HW-R    EE139    F/Sgt. Clark    Essen        
27/07/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Hamburg       
29/07/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Hamburg   Landed at Lindholme    
30/07/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Remscheid       
02/08/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Hamburg       
07/08/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Wright L    Genoa        
09/08/43    HW-R    EE139    F/Sgt. Bagot    Manheim        
10/08/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Nuremburg        
12/08/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Milan        
14/08/43    HW-R    EE139    F/Sgt. Bagot    Milan       
17/08/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Peenemunde      
22/08/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Leverkusen        
23/08/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Berlin        
28/08/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Nuremburg    Returned early Bad oil leak    
30/08/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Monchen Gladbach        
31/08/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Berlin        
03/09/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Berlin        
05/09/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Mannheim    F/Sgt. Hardman 2nd dickie    
06/09/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Munich        
22/09/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Hannover    Sgt. Cook 2nd dickie    
23/09/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Clark    Mannheim    1 Aileron  off & shot up    
03/11/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Heyes    Dusseldorf        
10/11/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Peasgood    Modane       
18/11/43    HW-R    EE139    W/O Brook    Berlin        
22/11/43    HW-R    EE139    F/Lt. Randall    Berlin    Glycol leak port inner    
23/11/43    HW-R    EE139    P/O Dripps    Berlin        

After the last raid listed she transferred to 550 Squadron and flew another 6 operations from RAF Grimsby as 'R2' before flying out to RAF North Killingholme in early January 1944

I'm sure this will be of interest to you Dennis

"She was an early Mk.I, without side blisters to her canopy." She carried a cockpit blister in the starboard side as did most Lancasters.

Of those raids to Italy they were not considered worthy of an actual bomb symbols hence the Ice cream cone, Operation No.5, No. 12 and 15 & 16.  Note top two rows are rows of 15 symbols whereas the third and subsequent rows are 13

Ian
 

Looks very similar to my grandfather's flight log book for squadron 460. He participated in most of these missions. His pilot was also named Clark, which is how I found this listing. 🙂