The 460 Sqdn left from Binbrook at 1943-06-30 at 22:21. Loc or duty Hamburg

On Wednesday 30 June 1943, a member of the 460 Sqdn, Flight Sergeant T E Bent, took off from Binbrook in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on WW2 History Europe. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at 22:21.

He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type III, serial JA689, code AR-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

(Eighth Air Force): The VIII Fighter Command becomes independent of Royal Air Force (RAF) operational control. All fighter groups are placed under control of the 4th Air Defense Wing. The 4th and 19th Antisubmarine Squadrons (Heavy), AAF Antisubmarine Command arrive at St Eval, England from Newfoundland with B-24's.

Campaign report of the RAF:

28/29 June 1943

608 aircraft - 267 Lancasters, 169 Halifaxes, 85 Wellingtons, 75 Stirlings, 12 Mosquitos to Cologne. 25 aircraft - 10 Halifaxes, 8 Lancasters, 5 Stirlings, 2 Wellingtons - lost, 4.1 per cent of the force.

The circumstances of this raid did not seem promising. The weather forecast said that Cologne would probably be cloud-covered although there might be a break; the Pathfinders had to prepare a dual plan. The target was cloud-covered and the less reliable skymarking system had to be employed. Only 7 of the 12 Oboe Mosquitos reached the target and only 6 of these were able to drop their markers. The marking was 7 minutes late in starting and proceeded only intermittently. Despite all these setbacks, the Main Force delivered its most powerful blow of the Battle of the Ruhr.

4 Mosquitos to Hamburg, 6 Stirlings minelaying in the River Gironde. No losses.

29/30 June 1943

16 Wellingtons were sent to lay mines off Lorient and St Nazaire. 1 aircraft lost.

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