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A BACK TO NORMANDY HISTORICAL EDITION OCTOBER 1940 31 DAILY EDITIONS

October 1940

Daily Normandy — every edition of October 1940, day by day.
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1 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (N1483 ZA-I) on a mission to Berlin on 1940-10-01 35 events 2 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (P4964 EY-) on a mission to Oberhausen on 1940-10-02 19 events 3 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (N1434 GE-E) on a mission to Frankfurt on 1940-10-03 15 events 4 October Flight of Spitfire I X4320 and Flight Lieutenant K McL Gillies on 1940-10-04 27 events 5 October Flight of Hurricane I P3611 and Squadron Leader J R MacLachlan on 1940-10-05 11 events 6 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (P4995 DY-P) on a mission to North Sea on 1940-10-06 17 events 7 October The 102 Sqdn left from Aldergrove at 1940-10-07 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Convoy Patrol 29 events 8 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (T4137 GE-K) on a mission to Gelsenkirchen on 1940-10-08 31 events 9 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (P5091 KN-Y) on a mission to Hanau on 1940-10-09 18 events 10 October Vickers Wellington Ic (P9273 OJ-V) on a mission to Herringen, Hamm on 1940-10-10 23 events 11 October The 311 Sqdn left from Honington at 1940-10-11 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? 23 events 12 October Flight of Spitfire I X4591 and Pilot Officer A J S Pattinson on 1940-10-12 26 events 13 October Bristol Blenheim IV (R3671 XD-) on a mission to North Sea on 1940-10-13 12 events 14 October Vickers Wellington Ic (P9243 LN-) on a mission to Wilhelmshaven on 1940-10-14 20 events 15 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (T4206 KN-A) on a mission to Szczecin on 1940-10-15 46 events 16 October Hampden I (X2901 OL-B) on a mission to Magdeburg on 1940-10-16 16 events 17 October Vickers Wellington Ic (L7844 KX-T) on a mission to Bremen on 1940-10-17 34 events 18 October Flight of Hurricane V6571 and unknown rank unknown name on 1940-10-18 11 events 19 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (P4933 DY-F) on a mission to Lunen on 1940-10-19 13 events 20 October Flight of Blenheim IVF P6952 and Flight Lieutenant G M Baird on 1940-10-20 21 events 21 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (P5058 GE-F) on a mission to Plzen on 1940-10-21 23 events 22 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (T4152 ZA-Z) on a mission to Stuttgart on 1940-10-22 24 events 23 October The 77 Sqdn left from Linton on Ouse at 1940-10-23 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Ground Staff 6 events 24 October Vickers Wellington Ic (T2740 OJ-E) on a mission to Emden on 1940-10-24 17 events 25 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (P5073 DY-D) on a mission to Berlin on 1940-10-25 25 events 26 October Hampden I (X2998 PL-) on a mission to Kiel on 1940-10-26 24 events 27 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (T4136 DY-H) on a mission to Szczecin on 1940-10-27 30 events 28 October Bristol Blenheim IV (T1861 RT-) on a mission to Le Havre on 1940-10-28 16 events 29 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (P5082 DY-L) on a mission to Bremen on 1940-10-29 38 events 30 October Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (P4957 ZA-E) on a mission to Wilhelmshaven on 1940-10-30 29 events 31 October The 101 Sqdn left from West Raynham at 1940-10-31 at an unknown time. Loc or duty NW Germany 8 events
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