The 419 Sqdn left from Middleton St George at 1943-03-30 at 21:31
He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial JB860, code VR-).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
29/30 March 1943
Berlin
Berlin attacked by unsuccessfully by 329 aircraft - 162 Lancasters, 103 Halifaxes, 64 Stirlings. Weather conditions were difficult, with icing and inaccurately forecast winds causing most of the bombs to fall in open countryside 6 miles south-east of Berlin. 21 aircraft - 11 Lancasters, 7 Halifaxes, 3 Stirlings - lost, 6.4 per cent of the force.
Bochum
8 Oboe Mosquitos and a 'Main Force' composed of 149 Wellingtons also visited Bochum. This raid was another failure. The night was moonless and cloudy and the Mosquitos were not able to adhere to their timetable and there were long gaps in the skymarking. 12 Wellingtons lost, 8.0 per cent of the force.
1 Mosquito to Dortmund and 7 Stirlings minelaying in the Frisians without loss.
Total effort for the night: 494 sorties, 33 aircraft (6.9 per cent) lost.
30 March 1943
10 Mosquitos bombed the Philips works at Eindhoven but could only hit the corner of the factory. No aircraft lost.
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