Sit here, Adolf! — After Action Report
23/24 April, 1944 — Miss. No. 61
Operation: Detailed against Maisy, France — Coastal Guns
Crew: Pilot: F/L Rick Abbotsford; Bomb aimer F/O Brian Holmes; Navigator P/O Colin Bright; Flt. Eng. Peter Darwin; W/O Sgt. Sean Hemming; Mid-upper Sgt. Arthur Kingsley; Tail gunner Sgt. Ross (Rosie) Dillon
Weather en route: Clear except for light clouds on the coast.
Assessment of attack: We were on target with at least 20% spot on
Landing: Normal landing at base
Crew casualties: None
Comments: The lads stood around in a kind of amazement until Art broke the spell with a loud war cry. A crewman from Lazy George answered. Obviously they were happy enough to get home so early — and without having seen a single enemy plane …