He flew with a B-25 Mitchell (type II, serial FL672, code EV-B).
427 aircraft - 145 Lancasters, 126 Wellingtons, 106 Halifaxes, 46 Stirlings, 4 Mosquitos - bombed Cologne. Most of the bombs from this large raid fell to the south-west of the city and 10 aircraft - 4 Wellingtons, 3 Lancasters, 2 Halifaxes, 1 Stirling - lost, 2.3 per cent of the force.
2 Mosquitos to Aachen, 21 aircraft minelaying in the Frisians, 4 OTU sorties. No losses.
Total effort for the night: 454 sorties, 10 aircraft (2.2 per cent) lost.
24 Venturas attacked ships at Dunkirk without loss.
Minelaying: 91 aircraft to the Frisian Islands and Texel. 1 Halifax was lost.
6 Mosquitos to the Ruhr, 2 OTU sorties. No losses.
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