The 149 Sqdn left from Lakenheath at 1942-07-16 at 19:02. Loc or duty Lubeck
He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial BF312, code OJ-A).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
16 July 1942
Lübeck
21 Stirlings in a raid using similar tactics to the cloud-cover approach and dusk attack as had been used on the recent raid to Danzig. Only 8 aircraft reported bombing the main target; 2 Stirlings were lost.
Other Operations: 2 Wellingtons on cloud-cover raids to Essen, 4 Mosquitos - 2 to Ijmuiden, 1 to Vegesack and 1 to Wilhelmshaven. The only loss was the Mosquito to Wilhelmshaven whose local diary says that it dropped 2 bombs in dockyard installations, wounding 4 people, but was then shot down.
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