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Originally Posted by Laurent Rizzotti
I guess that the above is taken from 407 Sqn ORB ( https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...el_c12273/1256). I am quite sure that both in Form 540 and 541, when a date is used, the description is for the day of this date and the NEXT night, so 3 May 1942 includes night of 3-4 May 1942 and a mission from 01h25 to 05h50 hrs is actually occuring during the early hours of the 4th. |
The text is taken from the War Diary of 407 Squadron in the Kew Archives. The Brief Summary of Events for May 1942 also states that 407 Squadron did not conduct any sorties on 4 May. The timing of other attacks listed in the War Diary for May 1942 is unquestionable.