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371 aircraft- 320 Halifaxes, 44 Lancasters, 7 Mosquitoes - of 4, 6 and 8 Groups. 17 Halifax.es lost, 4·6 per cent of the total force, 5·3 per cent of the Halifax force.
This was an area raid. Bomber Command claimed that it was successful, with 44 per cent of the built-up area being destroyed. No local report is available
Error: Halifax NA192 Crew.JPG image not foundThe night of January 16, 1945, found Watson's crew with 16 operations in the bag as they wheeled Halifax III NA192 (PT-Q) onto the runway for what would turn out to be the Snowy Owl's worst night of the war. There were 18 aircraft headed for Magdeburg, Germany, and by the time the kites returned 420 was down four, with 15 crew dead.
NA192 made it to the target, but took heavy damage from anti-aircraft fire and went into a dive. Two of the crew, Flight Sergeant D Jacobi, and Flight Sergeant T Lynch, managed to escape and were captured, but the other five were killed. (Source Malcolm Kelly, Author SPROG)
