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A BACK TO NORMANDY HISTORICAL EDITION DECEMBER 1942 31 DAILY EDITIONS

December 1942

Daily Normandy — every edition of December 1942, day by day.
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1 December Flight of Spitfire Vb BL713 and Sergeant R A Carr on 1942-12-01 16 events 2 December The 419 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-11-30 at an unknown time 13 events 3 December Handley Page Halifax II (W7913 DY-C) on a mission to Frankfurt on 1942-12-03 39 events 4 December Flight of Spitfire IX BS132 and Flight Sergeant R B Honeycombe on 1942-12-04 18 events 5 December A-20/Havoc/DB-7/Boston/P-70 III (Z2266 MQ-S) on a mission to Eindhoven on 1942-12-05 26 events 6 December The 21 Sqdn left from Methwold at 1942-12-06 at 11:27 34 events 7 December Handley Page Halifax II (DG223 NP-Q) on a mission to Mannheim on 1942-12-07 51 events 8 December Mosquito lost at Waddenzee (8 km NO Den Helder) on 08-12-1942 (SGLO ref: T1943) 13 events 9 December Ventura B-34/B-37/PV-1/PV-2 I (AE759 YH-H) on a mission to United Kingdom on 1942-12-09 25 events 10 December Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (E8388 ) on a mission to Germany on 1942-12-10 28 events 11 December The 24 OTU left from Honeybourne at 1942-12-10 at 18:24 13 events 12 December Handley Page Halifax II (DT579 NP-V) on a mission to Torino on 1942-12-12 32 events 13 December Spitfire lost at North Sea (30 km W Schouwen) on 13-12-1942 (SGLO ref: T1947) 9 events 14 December Light carrier Ryuho arrived at Yokosuka, Japan Tab 9 events 15 December On Tues. 15 Dec 1942 I-168 departed Kure, Japan for Truk, Caroline Isla 13 events 16 December Stirling Mk.I - R9168 - LS-T lost at Epe (woods near Gortel) on 16-12-1942 (SGLO ref: T1948) 11 events 17 December Short Stirling I (R9245 AA-N) on a mission to Frisian Islands on 1942-12-17 26 events 18 December Vickers Wellington III (BK274 KD-T) on a mission to Fallersleben on 1942-12-18 51 events 19 December Mosquito IV (DZ378 ) on a mission to Delmenhorst on 1942-12-19 15 events 20 December Technical Sergeant Byrdic Edwin D (Service #: 14048825) died on 1942-12-20 29 events 21 December Handley Page Halifax II (W7784 NP-Q) on a mission to Duisburg on 1942-12-21 42 events 22 December Vickers Wellington III (BK386 GT-) on a mission to Munchen on 1942-12-22 45 events 23 December Halifax Mk.II W7775 lost at IJhorst (IJhorsterveld) on 23-12-1942 (SGLO ref: T1966) 12 events 24 December The Japanese Navy 11th Air Fleet was transferred f 9 events 25 December Tatsuta Maru departed Manila, Philippine Islands T 8 events 26 December Admiral Darlan was replaced as High Commissioner i 9 events 27 December USS S-28 departed Dutch Harbor, US Territory of Al 4 events 28 December The 101 Sqdn left from Holme on Spalding Moor at 1942-12-23 at an unknown time 7 events 29 December The 15 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-12-29 at an unknown time 21 events 30 December Do 217 lost at Bussum on 30-12-1942 (SGLO ref: T1967) 7 events 31 December Flight of Spitfire IX EN125 and Pilot Officer L Kosmowski on 1942-12-31 19 events
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