He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial JB847, code KM-V).
Duisburg
392 aircraft - 156 Lancasters, 97 Wellingtons, 73 Halifaxes, 56 Stirlings, 10 Mosquitos despatched to Duisburg with little success. 19 aircraft - 7 Wellingtons, 6 Lancasters, 3 Halifaxes, 3 Stirlings - lost, 4.8 per cent of the force.
27 aircraft sent minelaying off the Biscay coast. 1 Wellington lost.
4 Mosquitos attacked various targets just over the German border but a raid by 4 more Mosquitos to a railway target at Orleans was abortive. No aircraft lost.
5 Mosquitos and 104 Lancasters were dispatched to Duisburg but thick cloud again caused a scattered attack. 8 Lancasters lost. 5 OTU Wellingtons carried leaflets to France without loss.
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