The 149 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-01-28 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Training

On Wednesday 28 January 1942, a member of the 149 Sqdn, Flight Lieutenant M R Evans, 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 Short Stirling (type I, serial W458, code OJ-J).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

28/29 January 1942

Munster

55 Wellingtons and 29 Hampdens. Visibility was very poor and no aircraft positively identified the target though many believed that they had bombed in the target area. Local records show that no bombs fell in Munster. 4 Hampdens and 1 Wellington lost.

Boulogne

48 aircraft. 1 Whitley was shot down into the sea by a British ship; there were no survivors.

Minor Operations: 29 Whitleys to Rotterdam, 16 Blenheim Intruders to French and Dutch airfields, 2 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. 1 Intruder lost.

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