From the operations log, 123 Air Liaison Section:
date | sortie | pilot | time | height | cameras | target | photographs | comment
9/1 | 16/1580 |
F/Lt L-Murray
| 1300 | 18000 | 14" | Oldenburg | NP | Pilot claims one
Wildeshaven
one Ju 88 probably
A/F Bissel
destroyed
From the 16 Squadron Line Book 9th January 1945
This is
Leagh-Murray
's personal account, written in the
'Line Book' when he returned to the Mess after being debriefed.
Date: 9.1.45
Pilot:
F/Lt L-Murray
Aircraft:
Spit XI T 890
Time: 1110 1345
Height: 17-19000
Cameras: S/14"
Airfields & River at Oldenburg & Hamburg
Photos
a/b 1110. Climbed to 18,000ft and s/c for Bremen. First targets under cloud. Flew
on to Hamburg. When nearing target area ran into 10/10ths cloud, descended to obtain
pin-pt. On breaking cloud saw
Ju 88
to port and just ahead. Made an attack on him and
he turned away into a tight turn to port. Followed him into turn and when nearing
blacking out pt saw him flick into a spin and disappear into cloud between 5 & 6,000 ft
still spinning. Could not pin-pt myself but observed a big river ahead to port. Flew
towards it and eventually found myself over Hamburg at about 10,000 ft. s/c for Bremen
and was able to make a short run on river target, then s/c for base and pancaked at
1345 hrs in a heavy snow storm.
Leagh-Murray
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