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The 166 Sqdn left from Kirmington at 1943-10-21 at 18:00. Loc or duty Leipzig

The 166 Sqdn left from Kirmington at 1943-10-21 at 18:00. Loc or duty Leipzig
On Thursday 21 October 1943, a member of the 166 Sqdn, Flight Sergeant G R A Walkem, took off from Kirmington 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 18:00.

He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type III, serial LM312, code AS-K).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(Ninth Air Force): Bad weather causes 72 B-26's sent to bomb Evreux/Fauville Airfield in France to abort the mission.

Campaign report of the RAF:


21/22 October 1943

11 Mosquitos to Emden, the Bruderich steelworks at Düsseldorf and Dortmund. All targets bombed without loss.


With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!

This record can also be found on the maps of WW2 History Europe with Google coordinates. You can find the maps by clicking on this link on this location.

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