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  • The 76 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-06-16 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Air Test

The 76 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-06-16 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Air Test

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On Tuesday 16 June 1942, a member of the 76 Sqdn, Flight Sergeant R Scott, took off from an unknown RAF station in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at an unknown time .

He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial BB199, code MP-A).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(8th Air Force): 5th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 8th Air Force, arrives at Molesworth, England from the US with F-4s; first mission is in Nov 42. 

Campaign report of the RAF:


16/17 June 1942

Essen

106 aircraft - 40 Wellingtons, 39 Halifaxes, 15 Lancasters, 12 Stirlings. 8 aircraft - 4 Halifaxes, 3 Wellingtons, 1 Stirling- lost.
Only 16 crews reported that they had identified Essen; 56 bombed alternative targets, 45 of them attacking Bonn. Essen reports only 3 high-explosive and 400 incendiary bombs in the city with one person being wounded.

This raid concluded the series of 5 raids on Essen in 16 nights. 1,607 sorties had been dispatched and 84 aircraft (5.2 per cent) lost. No industrial damage was caused in Essen on any of these raids; a few houses were destroyed and 38 civilians were killed. Essen would not be visited in strength for 3 months.

Minor Operations: 12 Hampdens minelaying off Lorient, 9 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No losses.


With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!

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Lorraine Lowe
Lorraine Lowe
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Hi has anyone any info on the mission that Halifax BB199 was involved in on 16 June 1942? Or indeed any photos of that plane

It crashed that same day in the afternoon on a test flight from Middleton St George in which my uncle was killed. I...

Hi has anyone any info on the mission that Halifax BB199 was involved in on 16 June 1942? Or indeed any photos of that plane

It crashed that same day in the afternoon on a test flight from Middleton St George in which my uncle was killed. I know it hadn’t flown many hours and was not used after the crash. I’m guessing the test flight was done after the plane returned from the mission?
I’m always searching for info on the plane and would love to see any pics of it that might be around.
Lorraine Lowe

Thanks in advance

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