The 90 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1943-05-19 at an unknown time
He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial BF414, code WP-R).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
(Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission Number 59: 123 B-17's are dispatched against the U-boat yards at Kiel, Germany; 103 bomb the target at 1329-1333 hours local; we claim 48-7-21 Luftwaffe aircraft; we lose 6 B-17's and 28 others are damaged; casualties are 1 KIA, 7 WIA and 60 MIA. A smaller force, 64 B-17's, is dispatched against the naval yards at Flensburg, Germany; 55 attack the target at 1325-1328 hours local; we claim 12-4-14 Luftwaffe aircraft; 9 B-17's are damaged; casualties are 2 KIA and 4 WIA. An uneventful diversion is flown by 24 B-17's.
Campaign report of the RAF:
18/19 May 1943
13 Lancasters and 4 Wellingtons minelaying off Brest and in the southern part of Biscay. No losses.
19 May 1943
12 Venturas to Morlaix airfield were recalled.
19/20 May 1943
6 Mosquitos to Berlin - only 2 bombed there, 5 OTU sorties. No losses.
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