The 101 Sqdn left from Oakington at 1942-01-21 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Emden

On Wednesday 21 January 1942, a member of the 101 Sqdn, Pilot Officer C H Curtis, took off from Oakington in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type IC, serial Z1110, code SR-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

20/21 January 1942

Emden

20 Wellingtons and 5 Hampdens. 3 Wellingtons and 1 Hampden lost.

21/22 January 1942

Bremen

54 aircraft; only 28 claimed to have bombed the primary target. 2 Hampdens and 1 Wellington lost.

Emden

38 aircraft. 3 Hampdens and 1 Whitley lost.

Minor Operations: 7 Wellingtons to Boulogne, 8 Wellingtons attacking airfields in Holland, 1 Hampden minelaying in the Frisians, 9 Hampdens and 3 Manchesters on leaflet flights to France. No losses.

With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!

This record can also be found on the maps of Back to Normandy with Google coordinates. You can find the maps by clicking on this link on this location.

There are several possibilities to investigate the flight records on Back to Normandy. All the flights are plotted on maps, sorted "day by day", "by squadron", "by type aircraft", "by year or month", "by location" and much more! Don't miss this!!!

If you have any information that you want to share, please add your comment at the bottom of this record. Or send your information to [email protected]. This information will be added to the record.

Your photos and your information are very welcome! The young do care and with your help we keep up the good work.

we do care