Roy Calvert DFC and Two Bars, mid
Operational Record - First Tour
No. 50 Squadron, RAF
The following record comes directly from the Pilot's Flying Logbook of the late Roy Calvert. It has been transcribed by Dave Homewood, with kind permission of Roy's widow, the late May Calvert . Should you find any errors in this transcription, or you have any additional information, the author would appreciate hearing from you by emailing dave_daasnz@hotmail.com
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First Operational Tour
No 50 Squadron, RAF
(Aircraft Code VR)
Op No.
Sgt Austin
Lancaster R5702 “S”
Night raid, (5 mines), Kiel Bay
“Fehrman Is.” Rear Gunner shot up
Gun Post
Sgt Gray
Daylight Raid, “Cookie” and incendiaries, “Special Stooge”
Night Raid, 1 x 4000lb bomb, 10 cans of 4lb incendiaries. Unable to locate Nuremberg, so bombed Ausberg instead
Night Raid, 1 x 4000lb bomb, 10 cans of 30lb incendiaries, dropped from 6,000 feet
Night Raid, 1 x 4000lb bomb, 10 cans of 30lb incendiaries, dropped from 8,500 feet
Night Raid, 1 x 4000lb bomb, 12 cans of 30lb incendiaries, dropped from 8,500 feet
Night Raid, 1 x 4000lb bomb, 12 cans of 30lb incendiaries, dropped from 6,300 feet. “Too Many Searchlights – Shaky Do”
Night Raid, 1 x 4000lb bomb, 12 cans of 30lb incendiaries, dropped from 8,500 feet
Night Raid, 1 x 4000lb bomb, 12 cans of 30lb incendiaries, 4 flares, dropped from 9,500 feet
Night Raid, 1 x 4000lb bomb, 10 cans of 4lb incendiaries, 4 flares dropped from 9,000 feet
Night Raid, 1 x 4000lb bomb, 12 cans of 30lb incendiaries, dropped from 10,000 feet
Night Raid, 14 cans of 30lb incendiaries dropped from 2,000 feet on aeroplane factory (Junkers and Dorniers). Lancaster was shot up by light flak – port centre petrol tank and port tail fin damaged
R5702 “S”
Lancaster
R5702 “S”
R5702 "S"
F/Sgt Medani
R5702 "S"
ED392 “R”
ED392 "R"
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No 630 Squadron, RAF