The 408 Sqdn left from Balderton at 1942-06-19 at 22:40. Loc or duty Gardening

On Friday 19 June 1942, a member of the 408 Sqdn, Pilot Officer S J Beranek, took off from Balderton 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 22:40.

He flew with a Handley Page Hampden (type I, serial AT189, code EQ-G).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

18/19 June 1942

Minelaying: 65 aircraft to Lorient and the Frisian Islands. 1 Hampden lost.

19/20 June 1942

Emden

194 aircraft - 112 Wel1ingtons, 37 Halifaxes, 25 Stirlings, 11 Hampdens, 9 Lancasters. 9 aircraft - 6 Wel1ingtons, 2 Stirlings, 1 Halifax -lost.
131 crews claimed to have bombed Emden. Bombing photographs showed that part of the flare force started a raid on Osnabrück, 80 miles from Emden, in which 29 aircraft eventual1y joined. Emden recorded only 5 high-explosive bombs and 200-300 incendiaries with no damage or casualties.

Minor Operations: 6 Blenheim Intruders, 5 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No losses.

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