The 156 Sqdn left from Warboys at 1943-06-17 at 22:44
He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type III, serial ED840, code GT-).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
(Eighth Air Force): HQ 4th Air Defense Wing transfers from Debden, England to Saffron Walden, England. This unit will be redesignated 65th Fighter Wing on 7 Aug 43. The 567th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 389th Bombardment Group (Heavy) arrives at Hethel, England from the US with B-24's.
Campaign report of the RAF:
16/17 June 1943
202 Lancasters and 10 Halifaxes of 1, 5 and No 8 Groups to Cologne. The marking for this raid was not by Oboe but by 16 heavy bombers of the Pathfinders fitted with H2S. The target was cloud-covered and some of the Pathfinder aircraft had trouble with their H2S sets. The skymarking was late and sparse, and the bombing of the all-Lancaster Main Force was thus scattered. 14 Lancasters lost.
3 Mosquitos to Berlin, 4 OTU sorties. No losses.17/18 June 1943
7 Mosquitos, 4 to Berlin and 3 to Cologne and the Ruhr. No aircraft lost.
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