The 149 Sqdn left from Lakenheath at 1942-12-09 at 16:31

On Wednesday 09 December 1942, a member of the 149 Sqdn, Sergeant H T Williams, took off from Lakenheath 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 16:31.

He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial BF391, code DJ-T).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

8/9 December 1942

Turin

133 aircraft of 5 Group and the Pathfinder Force - 108 Lancasters, 9 Halifaxes, 9 Wellingtons, 7 Stirlings; 1 Lancaster lost.

The Pathfinders illuminated the target well and bombing was very accurate. Residential and industrial areas were both extensively damaged. Turin reports 212 dead and 111 injured. Fires from this raid were still burning the following night.

Minelaying: 80 aircraft of 1, 3 and 4 Groups to the German and Danish coasts; 5 aircraft - 3 Stirlings, 1 Halifax, 1 Lancaster - lost.

Total effort for the night: 213 sorties, 6 aircraft (2.8 per cent) lost.

9 December 1942

5 Mosquitos on individual flights to France and Holland; all aircraft attacked targets, mostly trains. No losses.

9/10 December 1942

Turin

227 aircraft - 115 Lancasters, 47 Halifaxes, 40 Wellingtons, 25 Stirlings. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Lancaster lost.

This was a disappointing raid with the Pathfinders not able to perform as efficiently as on the previous night. Smoke from old fires partially obscured the target area. Turin records 73 more people killed and 99 injured.

Minor Operations: 2 Stirlings minelaying in the Frisians, 12 OTU sorties. 1 OTU Whitley lost.

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