The 455 Sqdn left from Wigsley at 1942-02-13 at 22:43. Loc or duty Gardening

He flew with a Handley Page Hampden (type I, serial AD783, code VB-V).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

Campaign report of the RAF:

12/13 February 1942

12 Hampdens and 9 Manchesters were sent to lay further mines in the Frisians, although weather conditions were still unfavourable. Only 8 aircraft laid their mines but all returned without loss, but 1 Hampden crashed in England.

13/14 February 1942

Cologne, Aachen, Le Havre

85 aircraft to these targets - 39 to Cologne, 28 to Le Havre, 18 to Aachen - but all encountered icing and thick cloud and only meagre bombing results were claimed. There were no losses.

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