Daylight raid on Lubeck - Pilot Officer Barr

Pilot Officer Barr, leader of a flight of Stirlings, describes the flight from England and attack on the U-Boat works at Lubeck-Herrenwyk, made at low altitude and in poor visibility.

Pilot Officer Barr describes the flight over the North Sea as leader of three Stirlings, flying over Denmark and the Baltic at low level, the question of whether to continue without cloud as protection against fighters and the approach to the target, the U-Boat works at Lubeck-Herrenwyk. He describes anti-aircraft fire, the effect of the exploding bombs on the low-flying aircraft, the return flight and his feelings on returning.