The 18 Sqdn left from Wattisham at 1942-07-03 at 00:20. Loc or duty Intruder

On Friday 03 July 1942, a member of the 18 Sqdn, Pilot Officer R W Morton, took off from Wattisham 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 00:20.

He flew with a Bristol Blenheim (type IV, serial Z7372, code WV-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

(8th Air Force): 27th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group based at Goxhill, England, begins operating from Reykjavik, Iceland with P-38s.

Campaign report of the RAF:

2/3 July 1942

Bremen

325 aircraft - 175 Wellingtons, 53 Lancasters, 35 Halifaxes, 34 Stirlings, 28 Hampdens. 13 aircraft - 8 Wellingtons, 2 Hampdens, 2 Stirlings, 1 Halifax - lost.

265 aircraft claimed to have bombed in good visibility but it is probable that much of the attack fell outside the southern borders of the town. A brief Bremen report says that more than 1,000 houses and 4 small industrial firms were damaged. 3 cranes and 7 ships in the port were also hit; 1 of the ships, the 1,736-ton steamer Marieborg sank and is recorded as having become a danger to navigation. Only 5 people were killed and 4 injured.

Intruders: 24 Blenheims were dispatched and attacked many airfields without loss.

3/4 July 1942

6 Lancasters minelaying in the Great Belt; 2 aircraft lost.

With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!

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