The two principal activities of Greg’s time with 42 Squadron came together today, with a counter battery patrol in the morning and a shoot on a target near Neuf Berquin in the afternoon.
Log Book
Date: 12.8.18 Time: 9.15 Rounds Lewis: 300 Rounds Vickers: 200 Bombs: 2 Time on RE8s: 123 hrs 00 mins RE8: E27 Observer: Lt. Hodgson Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Height: 4000 Course/Remarks: C.B.P. Very misty. U.L. U.R. U.D. [Weather report: unfit for counter-battery work, artillery registration or photography]
Date: 12.8.18 Time: 18.20 Rounds Lewis: - Rounds Vickers: - Bombs: - Time on RE8s: 124 hrs 25 mins RE8: E27 Observer: Lt. Hodgson Time: 1 hr 25 mins Height: 6000 Course/Remarks: Shoot with 213 SB South. L21. Unsuccessful.
Diary
Monday Aug 12th. Two jobs. CBP in morning & shoot in evening.
Shoot on L21, near Neuf Berquin
L21 was a map square ENE of Merville, near Neuf Berquin, on the road to Estaires:
More on counter-battery patrols here:
And more on shoots here: