6 Bomber Group August 4, 1944
159 Halifaxes from 408, 415, 420, 424, 425, 426, 427, 429, 431, 432,433, and 434 were joined by 42 Lancasters from 408, 419 and 428 squadrons on an attack on the V-1 storage site at Bois De Cassan. The crews were over the target at between 13,000 and 16,000 feet, releasing 1,856,000 lbs of high explosives. According to reports, the target was damaged. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)
FLYING-BOMB STORAGE SITES
291 aircraft - 169 Halifaxes, 112 Lancasters, I0 Mosquitoes - of 6 and 8 Groups attacked the Bois-de- Cassan and Trossy-St-Maxim sites in clear visibility. 2 Halifaxes of 6 Group were lost on the Bois-de- Cassan raid and 2 Lancasters on the Trossy-St-Maxim raid.
source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
Halifax BIII aircraft LV 959 QB-R did not return from a raid against the V-1 rocket storage sites in Bois-de-Casson, France, cause unknown. The aircraft crashed near Boran-sur-Oise, WSW of Chantilly, France.
Flying Officer DG Stevenson (RCAF), Flying Officer PE Cronin (RCAF), Flying Officer WR Heuchert (RCAF), Pilot Officer CB Sutton (RCAF), Pilot Officer SL Peters (RCAF) and Pilot Officer VC Gerrie were killed. One of the crew, Sergeant E Rogers (RAF) was taken Prisoner of War.
Squadron Leader I W Bazalgette (RCAF) of 635 Pathfinder Sqn was posthumously awarded a VC for his devotion to duty on this raid
