The 15 Sqdn left from Mildenhall at 1943-09-19 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Air Test
He flew with a Short Stirling (type III, serial EF131, code LS-).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
18 September 1943 (Eighth Air Force):: VIII Air Support Command Missions 61 and 62: 3 installations in France are targeted: 1. 25 of 72 B-26's hit the Beauvais/Tille Airfield; 12 B-26's are damaged. 2. 18 B-26's dispatched to the Rouen marshalling yard and 72 B-26's dispatched to the Beaumont le Roger Airfield are recalled because of failure to rendezvous with fighter escort and bad weather, respectively. The 328th, 329th, 330th and 409th Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy), 93d Bombardment Group (Heavy), based at Hardwick, England begin operating from Oudna, Tunisia with B-24's.
19 September 1943 (Eighth Air Force):: VIII Air Support Command Missions 63 and 64: 2 airfields in France are targeted: 1. 18 of 72 B-26's hit Lille/Nord Airfield at 1139 hours; clouds prevent the 2nd group for bombing; 10 B-26's are damaged; casualties are 4 WIA. 2. 72 B-26's dispatched to Merville airfield are recalled due to weather.
Campaign report of the RAF:
18/19 September 1943
5 Mosquitos to Cologne, 49 aircraft minelaying in the Frisians and off Biscay ports. No losses.
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