The 7 Sqdn left from Oakington at 1942-06-03 at 23:50. Loc or duty Essen

He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial W7500, code MG-B).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

Campaign report of the RAF:

2/3 June 1942

Essen

195 aircraft - 97 Wellingtons, 38 Halifaxes, 27 Lancasters, 21 Stirlings, 12 Hampdens. 14 aircraft - 7 Wellingtons, 2 Halifaxes, 2 Lancasters, 2 Stirlings, 1 Hampden - lost.
This attack was also widely scattered. Essen records only 3 high-explosive and 300 incendiary bombs in the city, with no serious damage or casualties.

Minor Operations: 6 Wellingtons to Dieppe, 11 aircraft minelaying off Lorient and St Nazaire, 4 Hampdens on leaflet flights to France. 1 Hampden minelayer was lost.

3 June 1942

12 Bostons to Cherbourg docks and a power-station at Le Havre. Bombing was poor at Cherbourg but better at Le Havre. No Bostons lost.

3/4 June 1942

Bremen

170 aircraft of all standard types were dispatched on the first large raid to Bremen since October 1941. 11 aircraft - 4 Wellingtons, 2 Halifaxes, 2 Lancasters, 2 Stirlings, 1 Manchester - lost.
Crews reported only indifferent bombing results but Bremen recorded this as a heavy attack, the results of which exceeded all previous raids. Housing areas were heavily hit with 6 streets affected by serious fires. Damage to the U-boat construction yards and the Focke-Wulf factory is described as 'of no importance' but there were hits in the harbour area which damaged a pier, some warehouses and the destroyer Z-25. With 83 people dead, 29 seriously and 229 slightly injured, this would turn out to be Bremen's third heaviest casualty toll in the war.

Minor Operations: 4 Wellingtons to Dieppe, 9 Blenheim Intruders to airfields, 7 aircraft minelaying in the River Gironde and off St Nazaire, 5 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No losses.

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