The 166 Sqdn left from Kirmington at 1943-07-09 at 00:13. Loc or duty Gardening

On Friday 09 July 1943, a member of the 166 Sqdn, Flight Sergeant D F Scott, took off from Kirmington 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 00:13.

He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type X, serial HF453, code AS-X).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

8 July 1943 (Eighth Air Force): HQ 479th Antisubmarine Group is activated at St Eval, England. The group is assigned to the AAF Antisubmarine Command and controls all Antisubmarine Squadrons in England. The 354th, 357th and 358th Fighter Squadrons, 355th Fighter Group, arrive at Steeple Morden, England from the US with P-47D's. They will fly their first combat mission on 14 Sep 43.

9 July 1943 (Eighth Air Force): HQ 56th Fighter Group and it's 63d Fighter Squadron with P-47D's transfer from Horsham St Faith, England to Halesworth, England. HQ 355th Fighter Group arrives at Steeple Morden, England from the US to join the three squadrons that arrived yesterday.

Campaign report of the RAF:

8/9 July 1943

Cologne: 282 Lancasters and 6 Mosquitos. 7 Lancasters lost, 2.5 per cent of the force.

The Oboe skymarking was accurate and another successful raid followed, the north-western and south-western sections of the city being the worst hit.

8 Mosquitos to Duisburg, 46 aircraft minelaying off Texel, Brittany and the Biscay coast, 27 OTU sorties. 1 Wellington minelayer lost.

9/10 July 1943

418 aircraft - 218 Lancasters, 190 Halifaxes, 10 Mosquitos to Gelsenkirchen on an unsuccessful raid. The Oboe equipment failed to operate in 5 of the Mosquitos and a 6th Mosquito dropped skymarkers in error 10 miles north of the target. 12 aircraft - 7 Halifaxes and 5 Lancasters - lost, 2.9 per cent of the force.

4 Mosquitos to Nordstern, 18 aircraft minelaying in the Frisians and off Texel. No losses.

With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!

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