The 61 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1943-02-18 at an unknown time

On Thursday 18 February 1943, a member of the 61 Sqdn, Sergeant J M Whitehead, 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 W4270, code QR-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

(Eighth Air Force): Spitfire Mk Vs of the 4th Fighter Group fly 26 uneventful sorties during the day on shipping and defensive patrols.

Campaign report of the RAF:

17/18 February 1943

2 Mosquitos to Bochum and Hamborn, 12 Stirlings minelaying in southern Biscay. No aircraft lost.

18 February 1943

26 Mosquitos to Tours railway yards, 12 Venturas sent to Dunkirk did not reach their target. 1 Mosquito lost.

18/19 February 1943

195 aircraft - 127 Lancasters, 59 Halifaxes, 9 Stirlings - carried out an unsuccessful raid on Wilhelmshaven. 4 Lancasters lost, 2.0 per cent of the force.

Minelaying: 89 aircraft carried out widespread minelaying operations from St Nazaire to the Frisians. 2 Halifaxes lost. 9 OTU aircraft on leaflet flights. 1 Wellington lost.

Total effort for the night: 293 sorties, 7 aircraft (2.4 per cent) lost.

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