He flew with a Bristol Blenheim (type IV, serial L8800, code RT-C).
Minor Operations: 20 aircraft to Dieppe, 13 Blenheims to Schiphol airfield, 2 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No aircraft lost.
This night represents the exact mid-point of the war between Britain and Germany but, for Bomber Command, 82 per cent of its sorties, 77 per cent of its aircraft losses and 94 per cent of its bomb tonnage were still to come.
24 Bostons to power-stations at Le Havre and Ostend and to Morlaix airfield. All targets were bombed without loss to the Bostons. 1 Mosquito photographed Schiphol airfield and returned safely.
Essen
180 aircraft - 98 Wellingtons, 33 Halifaxes, 25 Stirlings, 13 Lancasters, 11 Hampdens. 12 aircraft - 8 Wellingtons, 2 Stirlings, 1 Halifax, 1 Lancaster -lost.
This was another failure, with bombing being scattered over a wide area. Essen suffered minor property damage, 10 people killed and 68 injured.
Minor Operations: 15 aircraft minelaying to the Frisians and Quiberon Bay, 3 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No losses.
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