The 218 Sqdn left from Downham Market at 1943-08-11 at 21:58. Loc or duty Nurnberg
He flew with a Short Stirling (type III, serial EE885, code HA-G).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
10/11 August 1943
653 aircraft - 318 Lancasters, 216 Halifaxes, 119 Stirlings to Nuremberg. The Pathfinders attempted to ground-mark the city and, although their markers were mostly obscured by cloud, a useful attack developed in the central and southern parts of Nuremberg. The Lorenzkirche, the largest of the city's old churches, was badly damaged and about 50 of the houses in the preserved Altstadt were destroyed. There was a large 'fire area' in the Wöhrd district. 16 aircraft - 7 Halifaxes, 6 Lancasters, 3 Stirlings - lost, 2.5 per cent of the force.
9 Mosquitos to the Ruhr, 18 Wellingtons minelaying off Texel and in the Frisians. No losses.
11/12 August 1943
8 Mosquitos to Cologne and Duisburg, 23 Wellingtons minelaying off Brest, Lorient and St Nazaire, 19 OTU sorties. 1 Wellington minelayer was lost and 1 OTU Wellington came down in the sea.
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