The 300 Sqdn left from Hemswell at 1943-02-20 at 14:40

On Saturday 20 February 1943, a member of the 300 Sqdn, Warrant Officer E J Szafran, took off from Hemswell 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 14:40.

He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type III, serial BK305, code BH-E).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

(Eighth Air Force): Spitfire Mk Vs of the 4th Fighter Group fly 14 uneventful sorties during the day on shipping patrols.

Campaign report of the RAF:

19/20 February 1943

338 aircraft - 120 Wellingtons, 110 Halifaxes, 56 Stirlings, 52 Lancasters in a further attack on the port of Wilhelmshaven. 12 aircraft - 5 Stirlings, 4 Lancasters, 3 Wellingtons - lost, 3.6 per cent of the force. This raid was another failure, with the Pathfinder marking causing the Main Force bombing to fall north of Wilhelmshaven. After this raid it was found that the Pathfinders had been issued with out-of-date maps which did not show recent town developments. A general updating of maps now took place.

2 Mosquitos bombed Dortmund and Essen without loss. The Essen bombs just missed the Krupps works.

20/21 February 1943

20 Wellingtons laid mines in the Frisian Islands. 1 aircraft lost.

With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!

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