The 75 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-11-24 at an unknown time
He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial R9246, code AA-S).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
22/23 November 1942
Stuttgart
222 aircraft - 97 Lancasters, 59 Wellingtons, 39 Halifaxes, 27 Stirlings. 10 aircraft - 5 Lancasters, 3 Wellingtons, 2 Halifaxes - lost, 4.5 per cent of the force.
A thin layer of cloud and some ground haze concealed Stuttgart and the Pathfinders were not able to identify the centre of the city. Heavy bombing developed to the south-west and south and the outlying residential districts of Vaihingen, Rohr, Mohringen and Plieningen, all about 5 miles from the centre, were hit. 88 houses were destroyed and 334 seriously damaged; 28 people were killed and 71 injured.
There was 1 OTU leaflet sortie to France which returned safely.
23/24 November 1942
Minelaying: 35 aircraft to Biscay ports and the Frisian Islands without loss.
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