He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type I, serial R5740, code KM-O).
473 aircraft ordered to Gelsenkirchen - 214 Lancasters, 134 Halifaxes, 73 Stirlings, 40 Wellingtons, 12 Mosquitos. This was the first raid to the city since 1941, when it had been one of Bomber Command's regular 'oil targets', although, being in the middle of the Ruhr, this town had often been hit when other targets were attacked. 30 aircraft - 13 Lancasters, 7 Halifaxes, 6 Stirlings, 4 Wellingtons - were lost, 6.3 per cent of the force.
The raid was not a success. The target was obscured by cloud and the Oboe Mosquitos, for once, failed to produce regular and accurate marking since 5 of the 12 Oboe aircraft found that their equipment was unserviceable.
33 aircraft were sent minelaying in the Frisians and off French ports. 1 Lancaster lost.
4 Mosquitos to Hamburg, 3 Mosquitos to Duisburg, 16 Wellingtons minelaying off Lorient and Brest, 14 OTU sorties. 1 Wellington minelayer lost.
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