The 161 Sqdn left from Tempsford at 1942-09-01 at an unknown time. Loc or duty SOE

On Tuesday 01 September 1942, a member of the 161 Sqdn, Squadron Leader W G Lockhart, took off from Tempsford 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 Westland Lysander (type IIIA, serial V9597, code MA-V).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

(8th Air Force): During Jul, the following units arrive in England from the US: HQ 51st Troop Carrier Wing at Greenham Common.

Campaign report of the RAF:

31 August/1 September 1942

5 Lancasters minelaying off Denmark without loss.

1 September 1942

8 Bostons on uneventful sweep off the Dutch coast.

1/2 September 1942

Saarbrücken

231 aircraft of 5 types. 4 aircraft - 1 Halifax, 1 Lancaster, 1 Stirling, 1 Wellington - lost, 1.7 per cent of the force.

The Pathfinders illuminated and marked a town which they believed to be Saarbrücken and the Main Force bombed accurately. A total of 205 aircraft claimed good bombing results. But the town bombed was Saarlouis, 13 miles to the north-west and situated in a similar bend of the River Saar. The small, non-industrial town of Saarlouis and the villages immediately surrounding were heavily damaged. The exact extent of this damage was not recorded but 52 civilians were killed. No bombs fell in Saarbrücken.

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