The 76 Sqdn left from Holme on Spalding Moor at 1944-12-08 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Russelheim
He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type III, serial LW637, code MP-B).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force): As part of a move to create self- sustaining, mobile air divisions, all sub-depots are relieved from assignment to the VIII Air Force Services Command and assigned to the 3 bomb divisions with VIII Air Force Services Command retaining technical supervision.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS
(Ninth Air Force): In Germany, 29 A-26s hit the Sinzig rail bridge; fighters escort the RAF, bomb gun positions, bridges, and city areas, fly armed reconnaissance, and support the US V and VII Corps W of Schmidt and Duren, and XX Corps and XII Corps in the Sarreguemines, France and Dillingen areas.
In Belgium, the 30th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group, based at Gosselies with F-5s, begins operating from Florennes Juzaine.
The 72d Liaison Squadron, Ninth AF (attached to the Sixth Army Group), based at Buhl, France, sends a detachment to Steinbourg, France with L-5s.
Campaign report of the RAF:
7/8 December 1944
53 Mosquitos to Cologne and 7 to Hanau, 3 RCM sorties. No losses.
8 December 1944
Urft Dam: 205 Lancasters of No 5 Group; 1 aircraft lost. Bombing was affected by 9/10ths cloud and no results were seen.
163 Lancasters of No 3 Group carried out a G-H raid through cloud on the railway yards at Duisburg. 30 Mosquitos of No 8 Group attacked the Meiderich oil plant near Duisburg, probably using the Oboe-leader technique. No aircraft lost.
1 Hudson flew a Resistance operation.
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