The 158 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-11-17 at an unknown time

On Tuesday 17 November 1942, a member of the 158 Sqdn, an unknown crew member, 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 Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial W7880, code NP-E).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

(Eighth Air Force): Mission 20: 2 locations are targetted:

1. 23 of 49 B-17s and 12 of 14 B-24s hit the U-boats pens at St Nazaire, France; they claim 6-8-2 Luftwaffe aircraft; 9 B-17s and 7 B-24s are damaged; 1 airman is KIA and 3 WIA.

2. 6 B-24s are dispatched to hit Maupertus Airfield at Cherbourg but abort due to cloud cover.

3. 10 B-17s fly a diversion to covert the missions above.

Campaign report of the RAF:

16/17 November 1942

Minor Operations: 65 aircraft minelaying to various places from Lorient to the Frisian Islands. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Stirling lost. 5 Halifaxes on leaflet flights to France without loss.

17/18 November 1942

Minor Operations: 43 aircraft minelaying from Lorient to the Frisian Islands, 14 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. 1 Halifax lost on the leaflet operation.

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