The 51 Sqdn left from Dishforth at 1942-01-18 at 17:20. Loc or duty Emden
He flew with a Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (type V, serial Z9301, code MH-N).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
17/18 January 1942
Bremen
83 aircraft; only 8 aircraft claimed to have bombed the primary target. Some of the aircraft attacking alternative targets reached Hamburg, which reports 11 fires and casualties of 5 dead and 12 injured. 3 Wellingtons were lost and 1 Stirling crashed England after being fired at and damaged by a British convoy.
Minor Operations: 24 aircraft to Emden, 2 aircraft to Dunkirk, 2 to Soesterberg airfield, 8 Hampdens minelaying off Wilhelmshaven and Dunkirk. No losses.
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