The 78 Sqdn left from Breighton at 1943-09-30 at 18:08. Loc or duty Bochum

On Thursday 30 September 1943, a member of the 78 Sqdn, Flight Sergeant S G Mills, took off from Breighton in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on WW2 History Europe. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at 18:08.

He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial LW225, code EY-C).

Campaign report of the USAAF:

No report

Campaign report of the RAF:

29/30 September 1943

352 aircraft - 213 Lancasters, 130 Halifaxes, 9 Mosquitos - ordered to Bochum. 9 aircraft - 5 Halifaxes and 4 Lancasters - lost, 2.6 per cent of the force. The Oboe-assisted Pathfinder plan worked perfectly and led to accurate and concentrated bombing.

11 Mosquitos to Gelsenkirchen, 14 Lancasters minelaying off Danzig, Gdynia and Pillau in the Baltic. No aircraft lost.

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