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Re: 58 Sqn Whitley
I'll check on the endurance of the Whitley but I do know they flew all the way to Turin in Northern Italy and back in the early war years at relatively low cruising speed.
In Sept 1940 58 Sqn was with Bomber Command but had also served with Coastal Command until April 1940 and again from April / May 1942 with Mk VIIs equipped with ASV.
My gut feeling though is that 11.15 hours airborne is a bit too long for a typical Bomber Command mission - but what was the mission that night and were overload tanks needed?
What was the aircraft serial number by the way?
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Larry Hayward
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