He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type III, serial ME701, code KN-).
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force): Mission 524: 1,186 bombers and 740 fighters are dispatched to attack oil refineries, aircraft, ordnance and other factories in Germany and V-weapon sites in France; 24 bombers and 8 fighters are lost:
1. Of 414 B-17s, 126 hit Brandenburg assembly plants, 74 hit Genshagen, 69 hit Brandenburg munitions industry, 12 hit Stendal Airfield and 8 hit targets of opportunity; they claim 0-0-3 Luftwaffe aircraft; 11 B-17s are lost and 106 damaged; 1 airman is KIA, 4 WIA and 105 MIA.
Escort is provided by 168 of 195 P-51s; they claim 19-0-2 aircraft; 2 P-51s are lost and 1 damaged beyond repair; 1 pilot is KIA and 2 MIA.
2. Of 154 B-17s, 83 hit Berlin aircraft engine factories, 45 hit Berlin diesel factories, 7 hit targets of opportunity and 4 hit Nordholz Airfield; they claim 0-2-3 aircraft; 5 B-17s are lost, 1 damaged beyond repair and 103 damaged; 1 airman is KIA, 6 WIA and 45 MIA.
Escort is provided by 107 of 144 P-51s; they claim 4-0-0 aircraft in the air and 2-0-4 on the ground; 1 P-51 is lost and 3 damaged; 1 pilot is WIA and 1 MIA.
3. In an Operation FRANTIC mission, 75 of 78 B-17s hit Gdynia/Rahmel aircraft factories in Poland and procedes to bases in the USSR; they claim 0-2-2 aircraft; 23 B-17s are damaged.
Escort is provided by 154 of 160 P-51s; they claim 7-2-3 aircraft; 4 P-51s are lost and 1 is damaged beyond repair; 1 pilot is KIA and 5 MIA.
4. Of 445 B-24s, 72 hit Hamburg/Schulau oil refinery, 62 hit Hamburg/ Rhenania-Ossag oil refinery, 61 hit Hamburg/Rhenania oil refinery, 58 hit Kiel naval installation, 54 hit Hamburg/Deutsche oil refinery, 33 hit Hamburg/Eband oil refinery, 32 hit Hamburg/Schlieman oil refinery, 23 hit Hemmingstedt and 4 hit targets of opportunity; 8 B-24s are lost, 3 damaged beyond repair and 290 damaged; 13 airmen are KIA, 16 WIA and 83 MIA.
Escort is provided by 196 P-38s and P-47s; they claim 1-0-2 aircraft; 1 P-47 is lost (pilot is MIA).
5. 24 of 91 B-24s hit 2 V-weapon sites in the Pas de Calais area; 9 B-24s are damaged.
Escort is provided by 24 P-47s.
Mission 526: 7 of 7 B-17s drop leaflets in France during the night.
36 B-24s fly CARPETBAGGER missions in France; 1 B-24 is MIA.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS
(Ninth Air Force): In France, A-20s and B-26s hit bridges, fuel and ammunition dumps, and a locomotive depot at Beauvais, Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, Courtalain, Foret de Perseigne, and Blois; fighters escort IX Bomber Command and furnish cover to ground troops in the Vire, Rennes, and Redon areas; HQ 474th Fighter Group and 428th, 429th and 430th Fighter Squadrons move from Moreton, England to Neuilly with P-38s; a detachment of the 112th Liaison Squadron, Ninth Air Force, based at Heston, England begins operating from Valognes with L-5s; and the 153d Liaison Squadron, IX Tactical Air Command, moves from Vouilly to Canisy with L-5s.
In England, the 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, based at Greenham Common, begins operating from Welford Park with C-47s.
35 Mosquitos attacked the synthetic-oil plant at Wanne-Eickel without loss. The markers appeared to be well placed and 2 fires were observed.
2 RCM sorties, 3 Halifaxes minelaying off Brest, 6 aircraft on Resistance operations, 5 OTU sorties. No losses.
222 aircraft - 107 Lancasters, 105 Halifaxes, 10 Mosquitos - of Nos 4, 5 and 8 Groups attacked the Bois de Cassan and Forêt de Nieppe V-weapon sites. 1 Lightning accompanied the Bois de Cassan operation. The bombing at both targets was scattered. Some markers at Forêt de Nieppe were not accurate and some of the Master Bomber's instructions at Bois de Cassan were misunderstood, resulting in more than half of the bombing force there retaining their bombs. 3 Lancasters were lost on the Bois de Cassan raid.
62 aircraft - 51 Halifaxes, 6 Lancasters, 5 Mosquitos - of 4 and 8 Groups bombed the railway centre at Hazebrouck. The attack opened well but the target became obscured by smoke. 1 Halifax lost.
12 Lancasters and 3 Mosquitos of No 617 Squadron bombed the U-boat pens at Lorient without loss. 2 direct hits were scored.
40 Mosquitos attacked the synthetic-oil plant at Castrop-Rauxel; a large fire was seen. 1 Mosquito lost.
7 Mosquitos to Cologne and 4 to the Forêt de Nieppe, 14 RCM sorties, 10 Lancasters of No 8 Group on a special operation in support of ground troops, described as 'a recce of target marking by ground forces in the battle area', 10 Mosquito patrols, 12 Stirlings minelaying off Brest, 22 aircraft on Resistance operations. 1 Stirling minelayer lost.
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