The story
He flew with a Avro Manchester (type I, serial L7423, code DL-S).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
13/14 March 1942
Cologne
135 aircraft of 6 different types. 1 Manchester lost.
This can be considered the first successful Gee-led raid. Although there was no moon, the leading crews carrying flares and incendiary-bomb loads located the target and much accurate bombing followed. It was later estimated that this raid was 5 times more effective than the average of recent raids on Cologne. There were 237 separate fires. Casualties were 62 killed and 84 injured.
Minor Operations: 20 aircraft to Boulogne, 19 to Dunkirk, 2 Blenheim Intruders to France and Holland, 5 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians, 7 Hampdens on leaflet flights to France. 2 Wellingtons were lost from the Dunkirk raid and 1 Wellington from the Boulogne raid.
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