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March 1942

Daily Normandy — every edition of March 1942, day by day.
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1 March Flight of Spitfire Vb unknown and Pilot Officer J P Maridor on 1942-03-01 28 events 2 March Do 215 lost at Steggerda (Leemweg) on 02-03-1942 (SGLO ref: T1427) 21 events 3 March Wellington lost at North Sea (20 km NW Terschelling) on 03-03-1942 (SGLO ref: T1428) 22 events 4 March Handley Page Halifax II (R9445 TL-T) on a mission to Billancourt on 1942-03-04 24 events 5 March Tenryu arrived at Rabaul, New Britain and departed 19 events 6 March Do 217 lost at Soest (Talmalaan) on 06-03-1942 (SGLO ref: T1429) 15 events 7 March A-20/Havoc/DB-7/Boston/P-70 III (Z2209 MQ-G) on a mission to Poissy on 1942-03-07 15 events 8 March Hampden I (AE400 VN-) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-03-08 26 events 9 March Vickers Wellington III (X3419 KO-T) on a mission to Essen on 1942-03-09 40 events 10 March Handley Page Halifax II (R9450 TL-K) on a mission to Essen on 1942-03-10 34 events 11 March Short Stirling I (R9295 OJ-G East India III) on a mission to Essen on 1942-03-11 34 events 12 March The 455 Sqdn left from Wigsley at 1942-03-12 at 13:00. Loc or duty Air test 16 events 13 March Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (Z9293 KN-D) on a mission to Emden on 1942-03-13 37 events 14 March Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (Z6975 KN-V) on a mission to Boulogne-sur-Mer on 1942-03-14 34 events 15 March The 101 Sqdn left from Bourn at 1942-03-15 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Training 23 events 16 March Bf 109 lost at Ameland (vicinity of) on 16-03-1942 (SGLO ref: T1442) 12 events 17 March The 49 Sqdn left from Exeter at 1942-03-17 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Training 20 events 18 March The 405 Sqdn left from Pocklington at 1942-03-18 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Training 18 events 19 March Avro Lancaster I (L7570 OF-B) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-03-19 10 events 20 March The 97 Sqdn left from Woodhall Spa at 1942-03-20 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Gardening 24 events 21 March US Army General MacArthur arrived at Kooringa, Aus 20 events 22 March Do 217 lost at Zandvoort on 22-03-1942 (SGLO ref: T1443) 17 events 23 March Hampden I (AT116 PL-F) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-03-23 16 events 24 March The 97 Sqdn left from Coningsby at 1942-03-24 at 14:45. Loc or duty Training 24 events 25 March A-20/Havoc/DB-7/Boston/P-70 III (W8388 OM-) on a mission to Le Havre on 1942-03-25 29 events 26 March Vickers Wellington II (W5578 PH-) on a mission to Saint-Nazaire on 1942-03-26 67 events 27 March Vickers Wellington III (X3589 KO-F) on a mission to Essen on 1942-03-27 57 events 28 March Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (Z9274 MH-U) on a mission to Saint-Nazaire on 1942-03-28 51 events 29 March Vickers Wellington III (X3341 KO-W) on a mission to Lubeck on 1942-03-29 47 events 30 March Manchester I (L7394 ZN-) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-03-30 20 events 31 March A-20/Havoc/DB-7/Boston/P-70 III (AL264 OM-) on a mission to Boulogne-sur-Mer on 1942-03-31 29 events
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