The 49 Sqdn left from Scampton at 1942-02-17 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Gardening
He flew with a Handley Page Hampden (type I, serial AT124, code EA-C).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
16/17 February 1942
37 Hampdens and 12 Manchesters to the Frisian Islands. 1 Hampden and 1 Manchester lost.
Minor Operations: 28 Wellingtons on roving commissions to Northern Germany, 5 Blenheim Intruders over Dutch airfields, 22 aircraft on leaflet flights to France and Belgium. No losses.
17 February 1942
5 Bostons on an uneventful shipping search off the Dutch coast.
17/18 February 1942
10 Wellingtons and 3 Stirlings to Emden, Hamburg, Kassel and Aachen; visibility was poor and most bombing results were unobserved. Leaflet flights were carried out to Oslo by 1 Whitley and to France by 3 Hampdens. No aircraft were lost on this night.
With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!
This record can also be found on the maps of WW2 History Europe with Google coordinates. You can find the maps by clicking on this link on this location.
There are several possibilities to investigate the flight records on WW2 History Europe. All the flights are plotted on maps, sorted "day by day", "by squadron", "by type aircraft", "by year or month", "by location" and much more! Don't miss this!!!
If you have any information that you want to share, please add your comment at the bottom of this record. Or send your information to
Your photos and your information are very welcome! The young do care and with your help we keep up the good work.
