He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type I, serial ME685, code EM-C).
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
(Eighth Air Force): Mission 290: 12 of 12 B-24s hit V-weapon sites at Watten, France without loss. Escort is provided by 27 P-47s without loss.
TACTICAL OPERATIONS
(Ninth Air Force): Units arriving in England from the US with P-47s: 23d Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group, at Kingsnorth (first mission is 8 May); and 512th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 406th Fighter-Bomber Group, at Ashford (first mission is 9 May).
144 Lancasters and 1 Mosquito of No 5 Group succesfully attacked an aircraft factory at Toulouse. 1 Lancaster exploded in the air over the target.
24 Stirlings minelaying off Biscay ports, 37 aircraft on Resistance operations. No losses.
35 Mosquitos to Hamburg; 1 aircraft lost.
14 Mosquitos bombed 7 targets in the Ruhr and the Rhineland, and 3 aircraft flew RCM sorties. No losses.
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