The 460 Sqdn left from Breighton at 1943-03-23 at 18:58

On Tuesday 23 March 1943, a member of the 460 Sqdn, Sergeant D E White, 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 18:58.

He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type I, serial W4879, code UV-D).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

22 March 1943 (Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission No. 46: 76 B-17's and 26 B-24's are dispatched against the U-boat yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany; 69 B-17's and 15 B-24's drop 224 tons of bombs on the target at 1501-1510 hours local. We claim 28-9-9; we lose 1 B-17 and 2 B-24's; 12 B-17's and 10 B-24's are damaged; casualties are 1 KIA, 18 WIA and 32 MIA. The 452d Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 322d Bombardment Group (Medium) with B-26's transfers from Rattlesden to Rougham, England.

Campaign report of the RAF:

22/23 March 1943

St Nazaire

357 aircraft - 189 Lancasters, 99 Halifaxes, 63 Stirlings, 6 Mosquitos - despatched to St Nazaire. 1 Lancaster lost.

6 Wellingtons laid mines off Texel without loss.

23 March 1943

15 Mosquitos to railway-engine works at Nantes. Direct hits were scored and no aircraft were lost.

23/24 March 1943

45 aircraft laid mines in the Frisian Islands and south of Texel, 21 OTU aircraft dropped leaflets over French towns. 2 Wellingtons lost, one each from the minelaying and OTU forces.

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