The 51 Sqdn left from Dishforth at 1942-01-22 at 17:34. Loc or duty Emden
He flew with a Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (type V, serial Z9311, code MH-J).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
No report
Campaign report of the RAF:
21/22 January 1942
Bremen
54 aircraft; only 28 claimed to have bombed the primary target. 2 Hampdens and 1 Wellington lost.
Emden
38 aircraft. 3 Hampdens and 1 Whitley lost.
Minor Operations: 7 Wellingtons to Boulogne, 8 Wellingtons attacking airfields in Holland, 1 Hampden minelaying in the Frisians, 9 Hampdens and 3 Manchesters on leaflet flights to France. No losses.22/23 January 1942
Munster
47 aircraft on the first raid to inland Germany since 27/28 December 1941. Crews reported large fires in the railway-station area but the only report from Munster records the death of 5 people with no other details. 1 Wellington lost.
Minor Operations: 5 aircraft to Dunkirk, 6 Blenheim Intruders to Dutch airfields, 9 Hampdens minelaying in the Frisians and off Wi1helmshaven, 5 Hampdens on leaflets flights to France. 1 minelaying Hampden lost.
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