The 218 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1943-05-31 at an unknown time

On Monday 31 May 1943, a member of the 218 Sqdn, Sergeant B Kermonde, took off from an unknown RAF station 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial EF365, code HA-U).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

30/31 May 1943

27 aircraft minelaying off Biscay ports, 14 OTU sorties. No losses.

31 May 1943

Last No 2 Group Raids

The squadrons of No 2 Group dispatched 54 aircraft on 5 raids on this, the last day before the group left Bomber Command.
30 Venturas were dispatched: 12 to attack Zeebrugge power-station, 12 to Caen airfield and 6 to Cherbourg docks. 12 Mitchells bombed a shipyard at Flushing. All of these raids were successful. The only casualty was a Mitchell of 180 Squadron which ditched in the sea; 3 of its crew were picked up safely, but Flight Sergeant AW Wood, the New Zealand wireless operator/air gunner, died - the last casualty suffered by No 2 Group with Bomber Command. 12 Bostons sent to attack a power-station in France were not able to reach their target.

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