The 149 Sqdn left from Lakenheath at 1943-05-02 at 21:30
He flew with a Short Stirling (type III, serial BK696, code OJ-L).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
1/2 May 1943
Minelaying: 18 Wellingtons and 12 Stirlings laid mines off the Brittany and Biscay coasts. 1 Stirling lost.
2 May 1943
12 Bostons and 12 Venturas attacked a steelworks at Ijmuiden; the Venturas hit the target but not the Bostons. 7 Mosquitos bombed railway workshops at Thionville. No aircraft lost.
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