The wartime story of Fred Shorney DFC and his crew in Lancaster PH-E Easy, PD201
Tour of duty / Sortie duration and bombloads
Tour of duty
Date Target Aircraft Call-sign
05.07.44 Dijon (second dickey) LM106 PH-H
06.07.44 Foret du Croc LM509 PH-M
07.07.44 Caen ND749 PH-J
12.07.44 Tours PD201 PH-E
23.07.44 Kiel PD201 PH-E
24.07.44 Stuttgart (abortive) PD201 PH-E
25.07.44 Stuttgart PD201 PH-E
04.08.44 Pauillac PD201 PH-E
05.08.44 Blaye PD201 PH-E
07.08.44 Fontenay Le Marmion PD201 PH-E
14.08.44 Falaise LM225 PH-C
15.08.44 Volkel PD201 PH-E
25.08.44 Russelsheim PD201 PH-E
29.08.44 Stettin PD201 PH-E
31.08.44 St Riquier PD201 PH-E
03.09.44 Eindhoven PD201 PH-E
05.09.44 Le Havre PD201 PH-E
08.09.44 Le Havre PD201 PH-E
10.09.44 Le Havre PD201 PH-E
12.09.44 Frankfurt LM213 PH-G
23.09.44 Neuss PD201 PH-E
25.09.44 Calais (abortive) PD201 PH-E
26.09.44 Cap Gris-Nez PD201 PH-E
04.10.44 Kattegat PD201 PH-E
06.10.44 Texel PD201 PH-E
07.10.44 Emmerich PD201 PH-E
11.10.44 Fort Fredrik Hendrik PD201 PH-E
14.10.44 Duisburg PD201 PH-E
14.10.44 Duisburg PD201 PH-E
19.10.44 Stuttgart PD201 PH-E
23.10.44 Essen PD201 PH-E
25.10.44 Essen PD201 PH-E
28.10.44 Cologne PD201 PH-E

Sortie duration and bombloads
Date Target Duration Bombload
05.07.44 Dijon (second dickey) 8h45m (n) 8,500lbs
06.07.44 Foret du Croc 3h50m 13,000lbs
07.07.44 Caen 3h50m 13,000lbs
12.07.44 Tours 6h25m (n) 13,000lbs
23.07.44 Kiel 4h55m (n) 9,000lbs
24.07.44 Stuttgart (abortive) 1h50m (n) 2,000lbs+12 inc clusters
25.07.44 Stuttgart 8h55m (n) 2,000lbs+12 inc clusters
04.08.44 Pauillac 8h5m 10,500lbs
05.08.44 Blaye 8h30m 10,500lbs
07.08.44 Fontenay Le Marmion 3h50m (n) 13,000lbs
14.08.44 Falaise 3h35m 13,000lbs
15.08.44 Volkel 3h35m 13,000lbs
25.08.44 Russelsheim 8h45m (n) 4,000lbsC+48lbs incendiaries
29.08.44 Stettin 10h (n) 2,000lbs+6,720 incendiaries
31.08.44 St Riquier 3h40m 15,000lbs
03.09.44 Eindhoven 3h55m 15,000lbs
05.09.44 Le Havre 3h55m 15,000lbs
08.09.44 Le Havre 3h55m 15,000lbs
10.09.44 Le Havre 3h40m 15,000lbs
12.09.44 Frankfurt 7h35m (n) 4,000lbsC+536lbs incendiaries
23.09.44 Neuss 4h50m (n) 13,000lbs
25.09.44 Calais (abortive) 3h10m 15,000lbs
26.09.44 Cap Gris-Nez 3h20m 15,000lbs
04.10.44 Kattegat 7h5m (n) 6 mines
06.10.44 Texel 2h30m (n) 6 mines
07.10.44 Emmerich 4h55m 4,000lbsC+10,080lbs incendiaries
11.10.44 Fort Fredrik Hendrik 3h5m 15,000lbs
14.10.44 Duisburg 4h35m 4,000lbsC+7,920lbs incendiaries
14.10.44 Duisburg 5h55m (n) 14,000lbs
19.10.44 Stuttgart 7h (n) 4,000lbsC+6,480lbs incendiaries
23.10.44 Essen 5h50m (n) 4,000lbsC+9,500lbs
25.10.44 Essen 5h 4,000lbsC+1,760lbs incendiaries
28.10.44 Cologne 5h 4,000lbsC+8,000lbs
Total 31 sorties 174h25m  


(n)=night; C=cookie