The 161 Sqdn left from Tempsford at 1944-01-23 at 10:36. Loc or duty ASR

On Sunday 23 January 1944, a member of the 161 Sqdn, Flight Sergeant M Livingston, took off from Tempsford 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 10:36.

He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type V, serial DG272, code MA-U).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS

(Eighth Air Force): Mission 232: 5 B-17's drop 250 bundles of leaflets on Rennes, Le Mans, Chartres, Lille and Orleans, France at 2136-2232 hours without loss.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS

(Ninth Air Force): Nearly 200 B-26's bomb V-weapon sites in the French coastal area. 75th and 77th Troop Carrier Squadrons, 435th Troop Carrier Group, transfer from Langer to Welford Park, England with C-47's.

Campaign report of the RAF:

23/24 January 1944

37 Mosquitos dispatched to 6 different targets, 3 RCM sorties, 9 aircraft minelaying off Cherbourg, Brest and Le Havre. No aircraft lost.

With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!

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