Flight Lieutenant Kitchen - Raid on Kiel

Flight Lieutenant Kitchen, a bomber pilot, describes a raid on Kiel, during which oil pressure on one engine was lost and his aeroplane was damaged by anti-aircraft fire.

Flight Lieutenant Kitchen explains the importance of oil pressure and how he decided to carry on to the target when, during the flight from England to Kiel, the oil pressure of one engine dropped to zero. He describes the attack, stating that his aeroplane was caught in searchlights and damaged by anti-aircraft fire, and concludes by quoting from the post-raid report.