The 15 Sqdn left from Alconbury at 1942-04-07 at 1:00. Loc or duty Essen

On Tuesday 07 April 1942, a member of the 15 Sqdn, Flight Sergeant R W Golder, took off from Alconbury 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 1:00.

He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial W7448, code LS-E).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

6/7 April 1942

Essen

The campaign against Essen continued, with 157 aircraft - 110 Wellingtons, 19 Stirlings, 18 Hampdens and 10 Manchesters. The crews encountered severe storms and icing and there was complete cloud cover over Essen. Only 49 aircraft claimed to have reached the target area. Essen reports only a few bombs, with light damage; no casualties are recorded. 5 aircraft - 2 Hampdens, 1 Manchester, 1 Stirling, 1 Wellington - lost.

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