467 & 456 Sqn RAAF : S For Sugar Mission 100

11/12 May 44 Flew its ‘100th’operation the crew returned to Waddington to find the station and British Pathe News newsreel waiting to toast the ‘centenarian’ which had just survived 10 determined attacks by two Ju88 night fighters.
Captain for the flight was New Zealander Pilot Officer T.N.
Scholefield with the target a military camp at Bourg Leopold in Belgium.
On reaching the enemy coast two Ju88’s attacked alternately from both sides over 9 ½ minutes sometimes closing to 300 yards. The Lancaster's gunners damaged one of the attackers.
Flight time 3 hours 36 minutes. One of 211 aircraft despatched.
Photo taking off on this raid - Avro Lancaster in Unit service (006076)
Photo of ‘100 Not Out’ chalked on bomb adjacent to Sugar

At around the same time what was to become the RAAF's distinctive roundel was first used on a Mosquito Mk XVII of 456sqn RAAF , the only RAAF night fighter squadron.