The 12 Sqdn left from Binbrook at 1942-01-27 at 18:15. Loc or duty Hannover
He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type II, serial W5585, code PH-D).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
26/27 January 1942
Hannover
71 aircraft; only 32 claimed to have found the target area, though many fires were believed to have been started. No aircraft lost.
Emden
31 aircraft. 2 Whitleys lost.
Brest
22 Wellingtons and 3 Stirlings. No losses.
Minor Operations: 6 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians, 2 Whitleys to Germany and 2 Hampdens to France on leaflet flights. The Whitley leaflet flights were the first leaflet-only operations to Germany since April 1940. 1 Whitley lost.
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