Spitfire escort over the North Sea

1st August 1942: Free French pilot has a close up view of casualties suffered on a daylight bombing raid

Douglas Boston Mark IIIs of No. 88 Squadron RAF based at Oulton, Norfolk, flying at low level over the North Sea, in order to avoid detection by enemy radar, while on a daylight bombing sortie. Beyond the four Bostons in view, are three escorting North American Mustang Mark Is.

On 1st August 1942 Rene Mouchotte¹ flew two sorties out of Hornchurch, where N…