He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type III, serial MZ402, code Z5-Y).
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force):: Mission 827: In Germany, 124 of 127 B-24s attack the Dulmen oil depot using Micro H; 1 B-24 hits the Lochern road junction using H2X; no losses.
Escorting are 50 of 51 P-51s without loss.
Other fighter missions are:
1. 48 of 51 P-51s hit the Celle/Uelzen railroad without loss.
2. 183 of 192 P-51s make a sweep over NW Germany; 1 P-51 is lost (pilot MIA).
3. 7 of 11 P-51s escort photo reconnaissance aircraft over Germany without loss.
4. 8 P-51s fly a scouting mission without loss.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS
(Ninth Air Force): In Germany, 97 B-26s and A-20s bomb the Bingen and Modrath marshalling yards; fighters fly armed reconnaissance and patrols, attack special targets and targets of opportunity, and attack in cooperation with the US XII Corps across the Sauer River NW of Echternach, Luxembourg.
The flight of the 112th Liaison Squadron, Ninth AF (attached to HQ Command, SHAFE), operating from Namur, Belgium with UC-78s and L-5s, returns to base at Buc, France.
82 Mosquitos to Hannover and 11 to Essen, 24 RCM sorties, 22 Mosquito patrols. No aircraft lost.
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