The 7 Sqdn left from Oakington at 1942-08-07 at 1:00. Loc or duty Duisburg

On Friday 07 August 1942, a member of the 7 Sqdn, Pilot Officer A W C Montgomery, took off from Oakington 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 1:00.

He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial R9154, code MG-F).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

(8th Air Force): HQ 60th Troop Carrier Group and 10th and 28th Troop Carrier Squadrons move from Chelveston and Podington to Aldermaston, England with C-47s.

Campaign report of the RAF:

6/7 August 1942

Duisburg

216 aircraft of 5 types. 5 aircraft - 2 Halifaxes, 2 Stirlings, 1 Wellington - lost.
Most of the bombs fell in open country west of the target. Duisburg reports 18 buildings destroyed, 66 seriously damaged and 24 people killed.

Minor Operations: 5 aircraft to Le Havre but this force did not bomb, 3 Blenheim Intruders, 1 Lancaster minelaying in the Frisians. No losses.

7 August 1942

3 Mosquitos to Germany but only 1 bombed, at Mannheim or Worms. No losses.

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