The 78 Sqdn left from Breighton at 1943-08-11 at 21:32. Loc or duty Nurnberg

On Wednesday 11 August 1943, a member of the 78 Sqdn, Flight Lieutenant G J O'Neill, took off from Breighton 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 21:32.

He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial JD151, code EY-M).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

10/11 August 1943

653 aircraft - 318 Lancasters, 216 Halifaxes, 119 Stirlings to Nuremberg. The Pathfinders attempted to ground-mark the city and, although their markers were mostly obscured by cloud, a useful attack developed in the central and southern parts of Nuremberg. The Lorenzkirche, the largest of the city's old churches, was badly damaged and about 50 of the houses in the preserved Altstadt were destroyed. There was a large 'fire area' in the Wöhrd district. 16 aircraft - 7 Halifaxes, 6 Lancasters, 3 Stirlings - lost, 2.5 per cent of the force.

9 Mosquitos to the Ruhr, 18 Wellingtons minelaying off Texel and in the Frisians. No losses.

11/12 August 1943

8 Mosquitos to Cologne and Duisburg, 23 Wellingtons minelaying off Brest, Lorient and St Nazaire, 19 OTU sorties. 1 Wellington minelayer was lost and 1 OTU Wellington came down in the sea.

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