The 142 Sqdn left from Grimsby at 1942-11-16 at 17:14
He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type III, serial BK278, code QT-C).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
15/16 November 1942
Genoa
78 aircraft - 40 Halifaxes, 27 Lancasters, 11 Stirlings - continued the raids on Genoa with further accurate bombing. No aircraft lost.
22 Wellingtons of 1 Group minelaying off La Pallice, Lorient and St Nazaire. 1 aircraft lost.
16 November 1942
6 Mosquitos bombed targets in the small German towns of Emmerich, Jülich and Lingen without loss.
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.
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