The 9 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1943-08-07 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Training

On Saturday 07 August 1943, a member of the 9 Sqdn, Sergeant F Meres, 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 Avro Lancaster (type I, serial W4133, code WS-Z).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

6/7 August 1943

8 Mosquitos to Cologne and Duisburg, 20 Stirlings and 14 Wellingtons minelaying south of Texel and off Brest and the Biscay ports, 13 OTU sorties. 2 Stirling minelayers were lost.

7/8 August 1943

In response to urgent political orders, 197 Lancasters were dispatched to attack Genoa, Milan and Turin. It is believed that every aircraft reached the target area; 195 crews returned and reported bombing; 2 aircraft were lost. Group Captain JH Searby, of 83 Squadron, acted as Master Bomber for the bombing at Turin but with only limited success. This was a trial in preparation for the role he would play in the raid on Peenemünde later in the month. The only report available from Italy says that 20 people were killed and 79 were injured in Turin.

4 Mosquitos bombed Cologne and 1 bombed Düsseldorf. No losses.

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