The 114 Sqdn left from West Raynham at 1942-06-05 at 1:30. Loc or duty Schipol
He flew with a Bristol Blenheim (type IV, serial L8800, code RT-C).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
(8th Air Force): VIII Air Force Base Command, activated in the US on 28 Jan 42, is redesignated VIII Air Force Services Command. Colonel Harold A McGinnis assumes command.
Campaign report of the RAF:
4/5 June 1942
Minor Operations: 20 aircraft to Dieppe, 13 Blenheims to Schiphol airfield, 2 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No aircraft lost.
This night represents the exact mid-point of the war between Britain and Germany but, for Bomber Command, 82 per cent of its sorties, 77 per cent of its aircraft losses and 94 per cent of its bomb tonnage were still to come.
5 June 1942
24 Bostons to power-stations at Le Havre and Ostend and to Morlaix airfield. All targets were bombed without loss to the Bostons. 1 Mosquito photographed Schiphol airfield and returned safely.
5/6 June 1942
Essen
180 aircraft - 98 Wellingtons, 33 Halifaxes, 25 Stirlings, 13 Lancasters, 11 Hampdens. 12 aircraft - 8 Wellingtons, 2 Stirlings, 1 Halifax, 1 Lancaster -lost.
This was another failure, with bombing being scattered over a wide area. Essen suffered minor property damage, 10 people killed and 68 injured.
Minor Operations: 15 aircraft minelaying to the Frisians and Quiberon Bay, 3 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No losses.
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