The 161 Sqdn left from Tempsford at 1944-01-23 at 10:30. Loc or duty ASR
He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type V, serial LL182, code MA-V).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force): Mission 232: 5 B-17's drop 250 bundles of leaflets on Rennes, Le Mans, Chartres, Lille and Orleans, France at 2136-2232 hours without loss.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS
(Ninth Air Force): Nearly 200 B-26's bomb V-weapon sites in the French coastal area. 75th and 77th Troop Carrier Squadrons, 435th Troop Carrier Group, transfer from Langer to Welford Park, England with C-47's.
Campaign report of the RAF:
23/24 January 1944
37 Mosquitos dispatched to 6 different targets, 3 RCM sorties, 9 aircraft minelaying off Cherbourg, Brest and Le Havre. No aircraft lost.
With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!
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