The 139 Sqdn left from Upwood at 1944-04-07 at 20:45. Loc or duty Hamburg

On Friday 07 April 1944, a member of the 139 Sqdn, Flying Officer A MacK Howden, took off from Upwood 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 20:45.

He flew with a de Havilland Mosquito (type IV, serial DZ370, code XD-U).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

6/7 April 1944

35 Mosquitos to Hamburg; 1 aircraft lost.

14 Mosquitos bombed 7 targets in the Ruhr and the Rhineland, and 3 aircraft flew RCM sorties. No losses.

7/8 April 1944

1 RCM sortie, 4 Mosquitos on Serrate patrols, 12 Halifaxes minelaying off the Dutch coast. No aircraft lost.

With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!

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