We encountered no problems on take off and entered the bomber stream. Our flight was uneventful until a Me110 coming in from 6 o’clock low surprised us. The bugger shot up our ship and slipped away without us ever sighting him. Most of the damage was superficial and we continued on to the target area. As we approached the target we came under attack once again by another Me110 in a vertical climb. His attack shot up the nose turret knocking the guns out and we lost oxygen forcing us to decend to a lower altitude. Over the target we were picked up by searchlights and were struck by flak, causing minor damage. The flak caused the majority of our bombs to miss the target, with less than 5% hitting in the target area. The remaining trip home was uneventful.
Flight Officer Art DeFilippo
314 Squadron