The 455 Sqdn left from Wigsley at 1942-03-12 at 13:00. Loc or duty Air test

On Thursday 12 March 1942, a member of the 455 Sqdn, Sergeant K A Andrew, took off from Wigsley 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 13:00.

He flew with a Handley Page Hampden (type -, serial P5326, code UB-V).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

12/13 March 1942

Kiel

68 Wellingtons to attack the Deutsche Werke U-boat yard. 5 aircraft lost.
The report from Kiel indicates that the port area was successfully bombed, with damage in the Deutsche Werke and the Germania Werft, both building U-boats, and in the naval dockyard. Casualties are listed as 12 killed and 21 injured but it is not known whether service personnel were included.

Emden

20 Wellingtons and 20 Whitleys; 3 Whitleys lost. Bombing photographs indicated that the nearest bombs were 5 miles from the target.

Minor Operations: 26 Hampdens and 1 Manchester minelaying off German ports, 1 Hampden on a leaflet flight to France. No losses.

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