The 218 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-02-27 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Training

On Friday 27 February 1942, a member of the 218 Sqdn, Sergeant Barnes, 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 N3715, code HA-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

26/27 February 1942

Kiel

49 aircraft - 33 Wellingtons, 10 Hampdens, 6 Halifaxes - to attack the floating dock. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Halifax lost.
Crews claimed good results in clear weather with bombs close to the floating dock. A high-explosive bomb scored a direct hit on the bows of the Gneisenau, causing severe damage and killing 116 men in the crew. This proved to be the end of Gneisenau as a fighting unit. Bombing in the town of Kiel destroyed several houses and killed 16 people.

Minor Operations: 27 Hampdens minelaying off German ports, 5 Hampdens on leaflet flights. No losses.

27/28 February 1942

Kiel

68 aircraft - 33 Wellingtons, 17 Manchesters, 18 Hampdens - to bomb the floating dock. The area was completely cloud-covered. 47 aircraft bombed the approximate position of Kiel but, although Kiel reports hearing the planes, no bombs dropped in the town. No aircraft were lost.

Wilhelmshaven

33 aircraft of mixed types were sent to find and bomb the Scharnhorst, which was believed to be at Wilhelmshaven, but the cloud was present here also. Wilhelmshaven reports only 3 bombs exploding, in the water of the harbour. 3 Whitleys lost.

11 Hampdens and 4 Manchesters minelaying in the Frisians without loss.

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