The 115 Sqdn left from East Wretham at 1943-03-30 at an unknown time

On Tuesday 30 March 1943, a member of the 115 Sqdn, Warrant Officer J McK Bradford, took off from East Wretham 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 Avro Lancaster (type II, serial DS625, code KO-W).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

29/30 March 1943

Berlin

Berlin attacked by unsuccessfully by 329 aircraft - 162 Lancasters, 103 Halifaxes, 64 Stirlings. Weather conditions were difficult, with icing and inaccurately forecast winds causing most of the bombs to fall in open countryside 6 miles south-east of Berlin. 21 aircraft - 11 Lancasters, 7 Halifaxes, 3 Stirlings - lost, 6.4 per cent of the force.

Bochum

8 Oboe Mosquitos and a 'Main Force' composed of 149 Wellingtons also visited Bochum. This raid was another failure. The night was moonless and cloudy and the Mosquitos were not able to adhere to their timetable and there were long gaps in the skymarking. 12 Wellingtons lost, 8.0 per cent of the force.

1 Mosquito to Dortmund and 7 Stirlings minelaying in the Frisians without loss.

Total effort for the night: 494 sorties, 33 aircraft (6.9 per cent) lost.

30 March 1943

10 Mosquitos bombed the Philips works at Eindhoven but could only hit the corner of the factory. No aircraft lost.

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