The 35 Sqdn left from Graveley at 1943-04-15 at 21:28
He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial HR678, code TL-N).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
14/15 April 1943
462 aircraft - 146 Wellingtons, 135 Halifaxes, 98 Lancasters, 83 Stirlings - bombed Stuttgart. The Pathfinders claimed to have marked the centre of this normally difficult target accurately but the main bombing area developed to the north-east, along the line of approach of the bombing force. This was an example of the 'creepback', a feature of large raids which occurred when Main Force crews - and some Pathfinder backers-up - failed to press through to the centre of the marking area but bombed - or re-marked - the earliest markers visible. Bomber Command was never able to eliminate the creepback tendency and much bombing fell outside city areas because of it. 23 aircraft - 8 Stirlings, 8 Wellingtons, 4 Halifaxes, 3 Lancasters - lost, 5.0 per cent of the force.
15 April 1943
13 Venturas bombed a whaling factory ship in dry dock at Cherbourg. Bomb bursts were seen to straddle the target. No Venturas lost.
15/16 April 1943
23 aircraft minelaying from Brest to Lorient, 5 OTU sorties. No aircraft lost.
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