Recently, Earl gave me a pile of documents to sift through and see if I found anything interesting or useful.  Well to me, it all was both.  Declassified documents, reports and accounts from crews of the Bordeux raid of Dec 31, 1943, as well as some other war documents.  I will update this page as Earl gives me more documents, so please check back often.  

CREW COMMENTS  This document, dated January 1, 1944 is a summary of the debriefing of  crews.

COMBAT CREW COMMENTS -This document, dated January 1, 1944 is a summary of the debriefing of combat crews.

CREW LIST - Several pages of crew list with hand written notes.

MORE INTERROGATION REPORTS - Another large list of interrogation reports.

LEAD BOMBARDIERS NARRATIVE - This Document, dated January 1, 1944 is a summary of the debriefing of the Lead Bombardier.

LEAD GROUP NARRATIVE - Several pages on the debriefing of the lead group.

LOW GROUP NARRATIVE - Several pages on the debriefing of the low group.

OPERATIONAL NARRATIVE - LOW COMBAT BOX -    Dated January 1, 1944, this document is an operational narrative from the Low Combat Box, including statistical summary.

MISSION MAP - This is a copy of a mission map.

RADIO OPERATORS BRIEFING OUTLINE - This Radio Operators Briefing is dated December 31, 1943, the day of the raid.

WEATHER INTERROGATION REPORT - Weather Interrogation Report dated January 1, 1943.

LEAD FORMATION OVER TARGET - These documents diagram the formation the planes were flying over the target area.