Mitchell II, loss July 13, 1943

[dan35]

Hello,
I am looking for the loss of a Mitchell II, twelve aircraft attack the Brest/Guipavas airfield on July 13, 1943. An aircraft from N°180 Squadron would be lost.

[robstitt]

Expect you’ve checked but there are no ops in the 180 Sqn ORB for that date.

Robert

[Zoran Petek]

https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...mageViewerLink
"There was a large amount of heavy flak over the target, but it was very inaccurate.
The formations returned by the same route and all landed safely.
No enemy fighters were seen throught the operation."
FL685 flown by Sgt Dobbie returned early and landed at 06.00.

[dan35]

Thank you for your reply. My source for this loss was from Roland Bohn's book.
Raids aériens sur la Bretagne durant la seconde guerre.

[Alex Smart]

Two other Mitchell Ii's were known lost on this date.
FR383 (41-13142), 111OTU. Ditche off the Bahama's.
And
41-30458, 341st BG, MACR 305.