The 15 Sqdn left from Wyton at 1942-04-08 at 11:45. Loc or duty Air Test

On Wednesday 08 April 1942, a member of the 15 Sqdn, Flight Sergeant J J Rigby, took off from Wyton 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 11:45.

He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial W7511, code LS-T).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

Harry L Hopkins, Special Assistant to President Franklin D Roosevelt, and General George C Marshall, US Army Chief of Staff, arrive in London for talks with British service and supply chiefs concerning the integration of US and British manpower and war production for action in Europe. General Marshall urges an offensive in the west to relieve pressure upon the USSR and promises a constant flow of US troops, including many air units, to the UK.

Campaign report of the RAF:

8 April 1942

4 Bostons on a sweep off the Dutch coast. A ship was bombed but not hit. No aircraft were lost.

8/9 April 1942

Hamburg

272 aircraft - 177 Wellingtons, 41 Hampdens, 22 Stirlings, 13 Manchesters, 12 Halifaxes, 7 Lancasters - on yet another record raid for aircraft numbers to 1 target. 4 Wellingtons and 1 Manchester lost.
Icing and electrical storms were again encountered. Although 188 aircraft reported bombing in the target area, the raid was a failure. 17 people were killed and 119 injured. Bremen reports a load of incendiaries dropped very accurately on the Vulkan shipyard where 4 U-boats and several surrounding buildings were damaged by fire.

Minor Operations: 13 Wellingtons to Le Havre, 3 Blenheims Intruders to Holland, 24 aircraft minelaying near Heligoland, 16 aircraft on leaflet flights to Belgium and France. 1 Manchester on a leaflet flight was lost in the sea.

Total effort for the night: 328 sorties, 6 aircraft (1.8 per cent) lost.

With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!

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