The 158 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-11-17 at an unknown time
He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial W7880, code NP-E).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
(Eighth Air Force): Mission 20: 2 locations are targetted:
1. 23 of 49 B-17s and 12 of 14 B-24s hit the U-boats pens at St Nazaire, France; they claim 6-8-2 Luftwaffe aircraft; 9 B-17s and 7 B-24s are damaged; 1 airman is KIA and 3 WIA.
2. 6 B-24s are dispatched to hit Maupertus Airfield at Cherbourg but abort due to cloud cover.
3. 10 B-17s fly a diversion to covert the missions above.
Campaign report of the RAF:
16/17 November 1942
Minor Operations: 65 aircraft minelaying to various places from Lorient to the Frisian Islands. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Stirling lost. 5 Halifaxes on leaflet flights to France without loss.
17/18 November 1942
Minor Operations: 43 aircraft minelaying from Lorient to the Frisian Islands, 14 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. 1 Halifax lost on the leaflet operation.
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