The 144 Sqdn left from North Luffenham at 1942-02-01 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Brest

On Sunday 01 February 1942, a member of the 144 Sqdn, Sergeant J K B Laing, took off from North Luffenham 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 Handley Page Hampden (type I, serial AE359, code PL-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

31 January/1 February 1942

Brest

72 aircraft. 3 Manchesters and 2 Hampdens lost. The 3 Manchesters lost were all from 61 Squadron, which sent only 9 aircraft on the raid.

Minor Operations: 31 aircraft to St Nazaire, 14 aircraft to Le Havre, 13 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No losses.

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