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A BACK TO NORMANDY HISTORICAL EDITION AUGUST 1942 31 DAILY EDITIONS

August 1942

Daily Normandy — every edition of August 1942, day by day.
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1 August Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (BD347 ) on a mission to Düsseldorf on 1942-08-01 112 events 2 August Flight of Spitfire Vb BM200 and Pilot Officer D G E Brown on 1942-08-02 14 events 3 August The 114 Sqdn left from West Raynham at 1942-08-03 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Training 18 events 4 August The 226 Sqdn left from Swanton Morley at 1942-08-04 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Training 21 events 5 August Vickers Wellington IV (Z1422 UV-W) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-08-05 29 events 6 August Vickers Wellington IV (Z1386 GR-P) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-08-06 45 events 7 August Handley Page Halifax II (W7750 NP-M) on a mission to Duisburg on 1942-08-07 50 events 8 August Flight of Beaufighter VI unknown and Flight Sergeant A J Matches on 1942-08-08 26 events 9 August Swordfish lost at North Sea (5 km W Texel) on 09-08-1942 (SGLO ref: T1766A) 27 events 10 August Handley Page Halifax II (W7709 LQ-J) on a mission to Osnabruck on 1942-08-10 38 events 11 August Avro Lancaster I (R5499 EM-D) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-08-11 26 events 12 August Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (Z9461 -V) on a mission to North Sea on 1942-08-12 74 events 13 August Vickers Wellington IV (Z1404 UV-J) on a mission to Mainz on 1942-08-13 26 events 14 August Short Stirling I (W7579 MG-Y) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-08-14 23 events 15 August The 105 Sqdn left from Horsham St Faith Norwich at 1942-08-15 at 12:21. Loc or duty Mainz 21 events 16 August Short Stirling III (EE891 AA-Q) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-08-16 41 events 17 August Avro Lancaster I (R5509 EM-N) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-08-17 29 events 18 August A-20/Havoc/DB-7/Boston/P-70 III (AL680 MQ-L) on a mission to Dieppe on 1942-08-18 48 events 19 August Technician Fourth Grade Henry Howard M (Service #: 35125112) died on 1942-08-19 161 events 20 August Flight of Spitfire Vb BM558 and Pilot Officer E Tonge on 1942-08-20 15 events 21 August Vickers Wellington III (X3989 KO-V) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-08-21 35 events 22 August The 226 Sqdn left from Swanton Morley at 1942-08-22 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? 19 events 23 August Flight of Spitfire Vb BL959 and Flying Officer B J Sawiak on 1942-08-23 17 events 24 August Mosquito IV (DK297 GB-) on a mission to Brauweiler on 1942-08-24 25 events 25 August Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (Z9232 NF-L) on a mission to France on 1942-08-25 60 events 26 August A-20/Havoc/DB-7/Boston/P-70 II (AL715 OM-) on a mission to Abbeville on 1942-08-26 18 events 27 August Vickers Wellington IV (Z1338 QT-D) on a mission to Kassel on 1942-08-27 52 events 28 August A-20/Havoc/DB-7/Boston/P-70 III (Z2260 RH-) on a mission to De Panne on 1942-08-28 99 events 29 August Handley Page Halifax II (W7712 DY-S) on a mission to Saarbrucken on 1942-08-29 92 events 30 August HMS Howe was assigned to the British Navy Home Fleet 19 events 31 August Handley Page Halifax II (JD128 DY-M) on a mission to Monchengladbach on 1942-08-31 21 events
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