The 156 Sqdn left from Warboys at 1943-04-19 at 21:21
He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type I, serial W4849, code GT-G).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
18/19 April 1943
173 Lancasters and 5 Halifaxes were dispatched to bomb the dockyard at La Spezia but the centre of the bombing was north-west of the aiming point. The main railway station and many public buildings were hit. 1 Lancaster was lost. 8 further Lancasters laid mines off La Spezia harbour.
10 Stirlings minelaying in southern Biscay, 5 OTU sorties. No losses.
19 April 1943
6 Mosquitos to bomb railway workshops at Namur could not locate the target in bad visibility. No aircraft lost.
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