The 144 Sqdn left from North Luffenham at 1942-01-26 at 22:01. Loc or duty Training

On Monday 26 January 1942, a member of the 144 Sqdn, Sergeant J H Carr, took off from North Luffenham 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 22:01.

He flew with a Handley Page Hampden (type I, serial AD765, code PL-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

25/26 January 1942

Brest

61 aircraft dispatched but bombing results were not observed. No aircraft lost.

3 Hampdens were minelaying off French coast without loss.

26/27 January 1942

Hannover

71 aircraft; only 32 claimed to have found the target area, though many fires were believed to have been started. No aircraft lost.

Emden

31 aircraft. 2 Whitleys lost.

Brest

22 Wellingtons and 3 Stirlings. No losses.

Minor Operations: 6 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians, 2 Whitleys to Germany and 2 Hampdens to France on leaflet flights. The Whitley leaflet flights were the first leaflet-only operations to Germany since April 1940. 1 Whitley lost.

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