The 214 Sqdn left from Stradishall at 1942-06-07 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Emden
He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial N3761, code BU-E).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
6/7 June 1942
Emden
233 aircraft - 124 Wellingtons, 40 Stirlings, 27 Halifaxes, 20 Lancasters, 15 Hampdens, 7 Manchesters - on the first large raid on this target since November 1941. 9 aircraft - 3 Manchesters, 3 Wellingtons, 2 Stirlings, 1 Halifax - lost.
Crews reported good bombing results and this was confirmed by later photographic reconnaissance. Emden reports briefly that approximately 300 houses were destroyed and 200 seriously damaged and that 17 people were killed and 49 injured. Some unspecified damage was also experienced in the docks area. 6 Blenheims on Intruder operations to airfields without loss.
7/8 June 1942
Minor Operations: 43 aircraft minelaying to unnamed locations, 3 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No losses.
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