Dear Martin,
Many thanks for giving these important details: your info reveals an error in the Group Orders where it was reported that 61 and 106 squadron did sent 11 aircraft in total > this must have been a typo and should be read as 21 aircraft !
If it is not to much trouble for you, may I modestly ask - if possible - for the aircraft serials (and their individual fuselage codes) behind these already useful statistics ? I am preparing an overview of all aircraft involved in this raid with the following data:
Ser.no | Callsign | bombload | time over target | altitude of bombing
I am aware (and confirmed by your information) that most ORB's do hardly report ALL wanted data, sometimes details about the bomb load is missing, sometimes we have the altitude/bearing of bombing but not the actual time of dropping. That's OK but the more the blanks of those 5 wanted data can be filled, the better.
When it saves you a lot of writing, a simple low resolution (but readable) scan of that ORB page would be much appreciated! If you are able/willing to send this:
marcelhogenhuis@gmail.com
If not, your info has helped a lot and I want to thank you for this fast and most interesting reply !
All the best and a Happy New Year, Marcel Hogenhuis / Venlo