The 49 Sqdn left from Fiskerton at 1943-04-09 at 21:17

On Friday 09 April 1943, a member of the 49 Sqdn, Sergeant H Chatterton, took off from Fiskerton 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 21:17.

He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type III, serial ED590, code EA-L).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

8/9 April 1943

Duisburg

392 aircraft - 156 Lancasters, 97 Wellingtons, 73 Halifaxes, 56 Stirlings, 10 Mosquitos despatched to Duisburg with little success. 19 aircraft - 7 Wellingtons, 6 Lancasters, 3 Halifaxes, 3 Stirlings - lost, 4.8 per cent of the force.

27 aircraft sent minelaying off the Biscay coast. 1 Wellington lost.

9 April 1943

4 Mosquitos attacked various targets just over the German border but a raid by 4 more Mosquitos to a railway target at Orleans was abortive. No aircraft lost.

9/10 April 1943

5 Mosquitos and 104 Lancasters were dispatched to Duisburg but thick cloud again caused a scattered attack. 8 Lancasters lost. 5 OTU Wellingtons carried leaflets to France without loss.

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