The 139 Sqdn left from Upwood at 1944-04-07 at 20:45. Loc or duty Hamburg
He flew with a de Havilland Mosquito (type IV, serial DZ370, code XD-U).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
6/7 April 1944
35 Mosquitos to Hamburg; 1 aircraft lost.
14 Mosquitos bombed 7 targets in the Ruhr and the Rhineland, and 3 aircraft flew RCM sorties. No losses.
7/8 April 1944
1 RCM sortie, 4 Mosquitos on Serrate patrols, 12 Halifaxes minelaying off the Dutch coast. No aircraft lost.
With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!
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