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The 139 Sqdn left from Marham at 1943-03-16 at 16:50

The 139 Sqdn left from Marham at 1943-03-16 at 16:50
On Tuesday 16 March 1943, a member of the 139 Sqdn, Pilot Officer P J D McGeehan, took off from Marham in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on WW2 History Europe. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at 16:50.

He flew with a de Havilland Mosquito (type IV, serial DZ497, code XD-Q).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


16 March 1943

16 Mosquitos attacked railway workshops at Paderborn, nearly 200 miles inland from the coast, and scored direct hits. 1 Mosquito lost.

16/17 March 1943

2 Wellingtons of No 1 Group minelaying in the Frisian Islands without loss.


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