The 44 Sqdn left from Waddington at 1943-03-11 at an unknown time

On Thursday 11 March 1943, a member of the 44 Sqdn, Sergeant C H D Cook, took off from Waddington 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 I, serial -, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

10/11 March 1943

2 Mosquitos to Essen and Mulheim, 20 Lancasters and 15 Stirlings minelaying over a wide area from Biscay to Swinemünde in the Baltic, 5 OTU sorties. 2 Lancaster minelayers lost.

11/12 March 1943

Stuttgart

Unsuccessful raid on Stuttgart by 314 aircraft - 152 Lancasters, 109 Halifaxes, 53 Stirlings. The Pathfinders claimed to have marked Stuttgart accurately but the Main Force is reported to have been late arriving. The first use by the Germans of dummy target indicators is also reported. Most of the bombing fell in open country but the south-western suburbs of Vaihingen and Kaltental were hit. 118 buildings - nearly all houses - were destroyed, 112 people were killed and 386 were injured. 11 aircraft - 6 Halifaxes, 3 Stirlings, 2 Lancasters - lost, 3.5 per cent of the force.

11 Stirlings and 3 Lancasters laid mines in the Frisians and the River Gironde without loss.

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