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The 218 Sqdn left from Marham at 1942-05-05 at 22:30. Loc or duty Nickel

The 218 Sqdn left from Marham at 1942-05-05 at 22:30. Loc or duty Nickel
On Tuesday 05 May 1942, a member of the 218 Sqdn, Flight Sergeant St John, took off from Marham 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 22:30.

He flew with a Short Stirling (type I, serial R9313, code HA-Q).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(8th Air Force): Major General Carl Spaatz assumes command of HQ 8th Air Force at Bolling Field, Washington, DC.

Campaign report of the RAF:


5 May 1942

12 Bostons to Zeebrugge coke ovens and Lille power-station; only the Zeebrugge target was bombed. No Bostons lost.

5/6 May 1942

Stuttgart

77 aircraft - 49 Wellingtons, 13 Stirlings, 11 Halifaxes, 4 Lancasters - to the city and the Bosch factory. 3 Wellingtons and 1 Stirling lost.
There was no cloud but the ground was haze-covered. The Lauffen decoy again attracted much of the bombing. The nearest bombs to Stuttgart fell in woods west of the city.

Minor Operations: 19 aircraft to Nantes, 4 Blenheim Intruders to Schiphol, 10 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No losses.


With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!

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