The 268 Sqdn left from Snailwell at 1942-01-15 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ?
He flew with a Westland Lysander (type III, serial T1736, code -).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
14/15 January 1942
Hamburg
95 aircraft with shipyards and an airframe factory as targets. 2 Hampdens and 2 Wellingtons lost. Only 48 aircraft claimed to have bombed Hamburg, which reports Altona station hit and 12 fires - 7 large, with 6 people killed and 22 injured - but no other major incidents.
Minor Operations: 18 aircraft to Emden, 11 aircraft to Rotterdam, 17 Blenheim Intruders to Dutch airfields, S Hampdens minelaying off Kiel and Warnemunde. 1 Intruder lost.
15/16 January 1942
Hamburg
96 aircraft. 52 of them claimed to have bombed in difficult visibility. Hamburg reports 36 fires - 3 large, 3 people killed and 25 injured - but no major incidents. 3 Wellingtons and 1 Hampden were lost and 8 further aircraft crashed in England.
Emden
50 aircraft; claimed many fires. 1 Wellington and 1 Whitley lost.
Minor Operations: 5 Blenheims and 4 Wellingtons Intruding and bombing Dutch airfields, 3 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians. No losses.
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