The 405 Sqdn left from Topcliffe at 1942-11-29 at 10:05

He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial DT576, code LQ-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

Campaign report of the RAF:

28/29 November 1942

Turin

228 aircraft - 117 Lancasters, 47 Stirlings, 45 Halifaxes, 19 Wellingtons. 2 Stirlings and 1 Wellington lost.

Part of the force bombed before the Pathfinders were ready but the remainder carried out very accurate bombing, some of it around the Royal Arsenal. Turin recorded 67 people killed and 83 injured.

Minor Operations: 19 aircraft minelaying off Biscay ports, 5 OTU sorties. No losses.

29/30 November 1942

Turin

29 Stirlings and 7 Lancasters of 3 Group and the Pathfinder Force dispatched, with the Fiat works as their main target. Weather conditions were poor and only 18 aircraft - 14 Pathfinders and 4 Stirlings of 3 Group - are known to have definitely crossed the Alps and bombed Turin. 2 further Stirlings were lost. Turin reported only that 16 people were killed and 15 injured.

6 Mosquitos to Belgium to seek targets of opportunity. This was the first Mosquito night operation of the war. Railway yards at 5 places in Belgium were bombed and the Mosquitos all returned safely.

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