He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial HR698, code ZA-E).
ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE
(AAF Antisubmarine Command): A B-24 of the 4th Antisubmarine Squadron (Heavy), 479th Antisubmarine Group, sinks U-706 in the E Atlantic (46-15N 10-25W).
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force):: VIII Air Support Command Missions 12A and 12B: Two airfields in France are targetted. 1. 34 B-26's are dispatched to Merville Airfield; 31 hit the target at 0810 hours; 1 aircraft is damaged beyond repair and 15 are damaged. 2. 21 B-26's are dispatched to the St. Omer/Ft. Rouge Airfield; 18 hit the target at 0900 hours; 13 aircraft are damaged. Total casualties for both missions are 6 WIA. VIII Air Support Command Missions 13A and 13B: An attack Woensdrecht Airfield, The Netherlands is cancelled; Mission 13B is a diversion.
15 Stirlings and 14 Wellingtons laid mines off French Biscay ports without loss.
740 aircraft - 329 Lancasters, 235 Halifaxes, 105 Stirlings, 66 Wellingtons, 5 Mosquitos despatched on a failed raid to Hamburg. The bombing force encountered a large thunderstorm area over Germany and many crews turned back early or bombed alternative targets. At least 4 aircraft, probably more, were lost because of icing, turbulence or were struck by lightning. No Pathfinder marking was possible at Hamburg and only scattered bombing took place there. Many other towns in a 100-mile area of Northern Germany received a few bombs. A sizeable raid developed on the small town of Elmshorn, 12 miles from Hamburg. It is believed that a flash of lightning set a house on fire here and bomber crews saw this through a gap in the storm clouds and started to bomb the fire. 30 aircraft - 13 Lancasters, 10 Halifaxes, 4 Wellingtons, 3 Stirlings - lost, 4.1 per cent of the force.
5 Mosquitos to Duisburg, 6 Wellingtons minelaying in the River Elbe. 12 OTU sorties. 1 Wellington minelayer lost.
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