The 226 Sqdn left from Swanton Morley at 1943-01-29 at 12:07
He flew with a A-20/Havoc/DB-7/Boston/P-70 (type III, serial AL278, code MQ-Y).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
(Eighth Air Force): Six Spitfire Mk Vs of the 4th Fighter Group fly an uneventful defensive patrol. A 93d Bombardment Group (Heavy) B-24 attempts a Moling mission.
Campaign report of the RAF:
29 January 1943
12 Bostons bombed a railway viaduct at Morlaix and 2 of 12 Venturas dispatched bombed a steelworks at Ijmuiden. 1 Boston lost.
29/30 January 1943
75 Wellingtons and 41 Halifaxes of Nos 1, 4 and 6 Groups attcking Lorient encountered thick cloud and icing and, with no Pathfinder marking, the bombing was well scattered . 2 Halifaxes and 2 Wellingtons lost.
17 Wellingtons minelaying off Biscay ports and 5 OTU sorties to France also encountered bad weather. 1 aircraft from each operation was lost.
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