The 158 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-02-17 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ?

On Tuesday 17 February 1942, a member of the 158 Sqdn, an unknown crew member, took off from an unknown RAF station in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on WW2 History Europe. 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 Handley Page Halifax (type -, serial DT485, code NP-K).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

16/17 February 1942

37 Hampdens and 12 Manchesters to the Frisian Islands. 1 Hampden and 1 Manchester lost.

Minor Operations: 28 Wellingtons on roving commissions to Northern Germany, 5 Blenheim Intruders over Dutch airfields, 22 aircraft on leaflet flights to France and Belgium. No losses.

17 February 1942

5 Bostons on an uneventful shipping search off the Dutch coast.

17/18 February 1942

10 Wellingtons and 3 Stirlings to Emden, Hamburg, Kassel and Aachen; visibility was poor and most bombing results were unobserved. Leaflet flights were carried out to Oslo by 1 Whitley and to France by 3 Hampdens. No aircraft were lost on this night.

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