He flew with a A-20/Havoc/DB-7/Boston/P-70 (type III, serial AL278, code MQ-Y).
12 Bostons bombed a railway viaduct at Morlaix and 2 of 12 Venturas dispatched bombed a steelworks at Ijmuiden. 1 Boston lost.
75 Wellingtons and 41 Halifaxes of Nos 1, 4 and 6 Groups attcking Lorient encountered thick cloud and icing and, with no Pathfinder marking, the bombing was well scattered . 2 Halifaxes and 2 Wellingtons lost.
17 Wellingtons minelaying off Biscay ports and 5 OTU sorties to France also encountered bad weather. 1 aircraft from each operation was lost.
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