The 149 Sqdn left from Lakenheath at 1942-10-27 at 20:20

On Tuesday 27 October 1942, a member of the 149 Sqdn, Flight Sergeant J G Gow, 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 20:20.

He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial BF389, code OJ-S).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

(Twelfth Air Force:) The 5th and 16th Fighter Squadrons, 52d Fighter Group, begin the move from the UK to N Africa. The 15th Photographic Mapping Squadron, 3d Photographic Group, moves from Membury to Steeple Morden, England with B-17s and F-4s.

Campaign report of the RAF:

26/27 October 1942

Minelaying: 24 Stirlings and Wellingtons of 3 Group to the Frisian Islands and to Biscay ports without loss.

27 October 1942

8 Mosquitos to Flensburg, Belgium and Holland. 2 Mosquitos bombed a shipyard at Flensburg; 4 Mosquitos bombed other unidentified targets. No aircraft lost.

27/28 October 1942

Minor Operations: 36 aircraft minelaying between St Nazaire and the Frisians, 4 OTU sorties. No losses.

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