Short Stirling I (EF397 WP-K) on a mission to Wuppertal on 1943-05-30

On Saturday, 29 May 1943, (a part of) the aircraft of the 90 squadron (RAF), took off for a mission to Wuppertal in Germany from a station (airfield) in or near Ridgewell.
One of the crew members was 129558 Pilot Officer E A Norton. He departed for his mission at 23:10.
He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, with serial EF397 and code WP-K). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Sunday, 30 May 1943.

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