That was quick. We hadn't even reached the Dutch coast when shells slammed into Tykhe. I immediately started throwing the crate around, but the ailerons weren't responding, and I wasn't getting any power from the no. 2 engine. When I'd finally lost the nightfighter that has surprised us, we took stock. In addition to the ailerons and the engine, Joyner reported that the tail turret was jammed, and I saw the hydraulic pressure to open the bomb bay doors had dropped to zero. There was no point in going on, so we turned, slowly, for home.
F/L Mark Ivey
Pilot, Tykhe
March 26, 1944
71 Peckham Damage Points