The 150 Sqdn left from Snaith at 1942-04-25 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Rostock
He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type III, serial X3305, code JN-X).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
24/25 April 1942
Rostock
125 aircraft of 6 types, 91 to the town and 34 to the Heinkel factory .1 Hampden lost. The centre of the town was bombed heavily on this night but the Heinkel factory buildings were not hit, although some bombs did fall in the general factory area.
Minor Operations: 39 aircraft to Dunkirk, 4 Blenheim Intruders, 3 leaflet flights. 1 Intruder lost.
25 April 1942
36 Bostons on Circus operations to Abbeville railway yards, Morliax airfield and harbour targets at Cherbourg, Le Havre and Dunkirk. 29 aircraft bombed; 2 Bostons lost.
25/26 April 1942
Rostock
128 aircraft of 6 types, 110 to the town and 18 to the Heinkel factory. No aircraft were lost although crews reported that Rostock's Flak defences had been strengthened. Heavy bombing of the town and many fires were achieved. Some aircraft also hit the Heinkel factory for the first time; the crews achieving this were flying Manchesters from 106 Squadron, which was commanded by Wing Commander Guy Gibson.
Minor Operations: 6 Stirlings carried out a long-range attack on the Sköda armaments factory at Pilsen in Czechoslovakia. Cloud covered the target on arrival but at least 5 Stirlings bombed. 32 aircraft to Dunkirk, 2 Blenheim Intruders, 5 leaflet flights to France. 1 Stirling lost from the Pilsen raid.
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