The 57 Sqdn left from East Kirkby at 1944-04-17 at 21:17. Loc or duty Gardening

On Monday 17 April 1944, a member of the 57 Sqdn, Flight Lieutenant S L Scutt, took off from East Kirkby 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 21:17.

He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type III, serial PB384, code DX-F).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

STRATEGIC OPERATIONS

(Eighth Air Force): Mission 304: 14 of 15 B-24s bomb the V-weapon site at Wizernes, France without loss; escort is provided by 33 P-47s.

Mission 305: 5 of 5 B-17s drop 1.48 million leaflets on Rennes, Brest, Nantes, Lorient and St Nazaire, France at 2248-2258 hours without loss.

HQ 493d Bombardment Group (Heavy) and 860th, 861st, 862d and 863d Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy) move from Elveden Hall to Debach, England with B-24s; first mission is 6 Jun.

TACTICAL OPERATIONS

(Ninth Air Force): Unit moves in England: HQ 70th Fighter Wing from Boxted to Ibsley; and HQ 354th Fighter Group and 353d and 356th Fighter Squadrons from Boxted to Lashenden with P-51s.

Campaign report of the RAF:

17/18 April 1944

26 Mosquitos to Cologne; none lost.

2 Mosquitos to Le Mans railway yards, 2 Serrate patrols, 14 Halifaxes and 6 Stirlings minelaying in Kiel Bay and the Frisians, 4 OTU sorties. 1 Halifax minelayer lost.

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