Attack on Mory/Cambrai 27 Oct 40

[Chris Goss]

Another lone RAF aircraft again attacked these airfields on the evening of 27 October 1940 just as II./KG 2 were about to take off. Cannot see an link with 107 or 110 Sqns so does anyone have any ideas?

[MW Giles]

The 110 Sqn ORB goes a bit wonky in October

Form 540 - nothing on 27.10 and Intruding on 28.10 For the 28th it says 8 sorties 2 bombed primary and six other targets, lists Cambrai Mergnies as being bombed

Form 541 - lists sorties on 27.10 and nothing for 28.10
8 sorties listed including- 2 sorties to Cambrai

2 Group ORB
27.10.40 110 Sqn sent eight a/c intruding, one successful on Cambrai

28.10.40 110 Sqn not operating

Therefore I go with Form 541 and 2 Group

110 Sqn are responsible


Martin

[Chris Goss]

Martin-that is what I thought. The summary was mixed with the record. Will look again today

[Bertrand H]

Hi,

Mory A/F as target ?

We must talk about A/F of Saint-léger.

A quick look on Luftwaffe Airfields 1935-45
France by Henry L. deZeng IV

gives


Saint-Léger/West (FR) (c. 50 11 N – 02 51 E)
General: former landing ground in NE France 13 km SSE of Arras and just
W of the village of Saint-Léger. History: used by Luftwaffe bombers during
1940 but abandoned when the wet fall weather set in. Subsequently
inactivated and either returned to cultivation or obstructed. Surface and
Dimensions: grass surface of unknown dimensions. Infrastructure: none
noted.

Satellites and Decoys:
Saint-Léger – Vraucourt (Vaulx-Vraucourt) (50 09 50 N – 02 54 20
E), dummy 4 km SE of Saint-Léger/West former landing ground.
Operational Units: Stab, II./KG 76 (Jun 40)?; II./KG 2 (Jul-Nov 40).
Station Commands: none identified.
Station Units (on various dates – not complete): none identified.
[Sources: chronologies; BA-MA; NARA; PRO/NA; web site ww2.dk]


Bertrand

[Chris Goss]

Bertrand: To the Germans it was known as Mory (at least II./KG 2 in 1940)