The 50 Sqdn left from Skellingthorpe at 1942-02-28 at 17:55. Loc or duty Kiel
He flew with a Handley Page Hampden (type I, serial AE218, code VN-).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
27/28 February 1942
Kiel
68 aircraft - 33 Wellingtons, 17 Manchesters, 18 Hampdens - to bomb the floating dock. The area was completely cloud-covered. 47 aircraft bombed the approximate position of Kiel but, although Kiel reports hearing the planes, no bombs dropped in the town. No aircraft were lost.
Wilhelmshaven
33 aircraft of mixed types were sent to find and bomb the Scharnhorst, which was believed to be at Wilhelmshaven, but the cloud was present here also. Wilhelmshaven reports only 3 bombs exploding, in the water of the harbour. 3 Whitleys lost.
11 Hampdens and 4 Manchesters minelaying in the Frisians without loss.
28 February 1942
Ostend
6 Blenheims with a fighter escort bombed the harbour without loss.
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