No. 658 AOP Sqd. and Maj. Andrew Lyell´s Book

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  1. Jabo

    Jabo Member

    I´m looking for an excerpt of -Memoirs of an air observation post officer by Andrew Lyell-.
    Does anyone have the book and can look up if something about April 14, 1945 and the city of Verden or the Aller River is written?

    Kind regards
    Jens-Michael
     
  2. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    Not from the book, but the page from the war diary. It's a start.

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  3. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    A Lyell, CO of 658. From the Feb war diary. Useful to help Id officers from that time.

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  4. AB64

    AB64 Senior Member

    Just had a quick scan through and don't see anything unfortunately - it doesn't have an index which doesn't help
     
  5. JDKR

    JDKR Member

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  6. Jabo

    Jabo Member

    Lyell who done the flight, saw an attack of RP Typhoons as discribed in the ORB. These eight Typhoons were from No. 245 Squadron which took off at Achmer B.112 at 15:30h, landed 16:55.

    The crashed Typhoon which is also discribed in the ORB was one out of four non RP Typhoons from No. 137 Squadron which attacked a small village near Verden. F/Sgt. Pennant was fit by light flak an crashed at this small village. Took off at 17:01h Hopsten B.110. Last three Typhoons landed 17:56h.

    Who can Lyell observe the crash when he landed at 17:05?

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  7. Buteman

    Buteman 336/102 LAA Regiment (7 Lincolns), RA

    April 14, was just another day to survive under great pressure. Why would Major Lyell remember it in particular. He recorded the missions in the war diary/ORB and we are lucky to find those details in the records.
     
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