The 15 Sqdn left from Wyton at 1942-03-09 at 00:35. Loc or duty Essen

On Monday 09 March 1942, a member of the 15 Sqdn, Flight Lieutenant G W Nicholson, 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 00:35.

He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial N3673, code LS-D).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

9 March 19426 Bostons on Circus raid to Mazingarbe fuel depot. All bombed; no losses.9/10 March 1942Essen187 aircraft - 136 Wellingtons, 21 Stirlings, 15 Hampdens, 10 Manchesters, 5 Halifaxes - to continue the series of heavy Gee-guided raids to Essen. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Halifax lost.Thick ground haze led to scattered bombing. Only 2 buildings were destroyed in Essen but 72 were damaged. Bombs also fell in 24 other Ruhr towns with particular damage in Hamborn and Duisburg. 10 people were killed, 19 were missing and 52 were injured in Essen; 74 people were killed and 284 injured in other towns.Minor Operations: 9 Wellingtons and Stirlings to Boulogne, 5 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians. No losses.

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