The 9 Sqdn left from Honington at 1942-01-06 at 3:40. Loc or duty Brest
He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type III, serial X3388, code WS-).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
Brest
154 aircraft - 89 Wellingtons, 65 of other types - 87 aircraft being ordered to bomb the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, the remainder being given the naval docks generally as their target. A smoke-screen prevented accurate bombing but large fires were claimed. No aircraft lost.
Minor Operations: 37 aircraft to Cherbourg, 5 Hampdens minelaying in Quiberon Bay, 5 OTU sorties. No losses.
6/7 January 1942
31 Wellingtons of 1 Group attacked the German warships. 1 aircraft lost. No special bombing results were claimed but a bomb which fell alongside the Gneisenau holed the hull and flooded 2 compartments.
Minor Operations: 19 Hampdens on roving patrols over Northern Germany, 11 Whitleys to Stavanger airfield, 5 Wellingtons to Cherbourg, 16 OTU sorties. No losses.
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