On Saturday 17 July 1943, a member of the 1409 Flt Unit, Pilot Officer A P Kernon, took off from Oakington 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 an unknown time . He flew with a de Havilland Mosquito (type IX, serial LR502, code -).
Campaign report of the USAAF:
(Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission Number 74: The two primary targets are the rail industry at Hannover, Germany and the aviation industry at Hamburg, Germany. Both missions are recalled due to weather but the bombers hit three targets, i.e.: 1. 205 B-17's and 2 YB-40's are dispatched against Hannover; 33 hit targets of opportunity; they claim 32-7-3 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 B-17 is lost, 2 are damaged beyond repair and 50 are damaged; casualties are 1 KIA, 9 WIA and 3 MIA. 2. 125 B-17's are dispatched against Hamburg; 1 hits a convoy and 21 attempt to bomb the Fokker plant at Amsterdam, The Netherlands which is obscured by clouds; the target is missed and 150 civilians are killed; they claim 28-9-33 Luftwaffe aircraft; 1 B-17 is lost, 1 is damaged beyond repair and 41 are damaged; casualties are 1 KIA, 3 WIA and 14 MIA. VIII Air Support Command Mission Nubmer 2: B-26's fly a diversion to the Cayeux, France area.
Campaign report of the RAF:
16/17 July 1943
18 Lancasters of No 5 Group attempted raids on two more transformer stations in Northern Italy. 7 aircraft bombed the Cislago station accurately but the second target was not located and an alternative target was bombed instead. 1 Lancaster lost. 6 Mosquitos bombed Munich and 7 OTU Wellingtons dropped leaflets over French towns without loss.
17/18 July 1943
4 OTU Wellingtons dropped leaflets over France without loss.
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