Halifax LV970 B.Mk.III - Bombing Villeneuve-Saint-Georges France - 1944-07-04 to 1944-07-05
Squadron: (B) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1944-07-04
Completion Date: 1944-07-05
Mission: Bombing
Operation: Battle of Normandy
Target City: Villeneuve-Saint-Georges France
Target Specific:
Base: Skipton-on-Swale
Take Off Time: 22.28
Squadron Code: QB T
Radio Code:
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Return Time:
Crash City: Boissy-sous-St-You
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: flak
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable

6 Bomber Group July 4/5, 1944

38 Lancasters from 408, 419, and 428 squadrons were joined by 64 Halifaxes from 424, 427, 429, and 433 squadron on an attack of the Rail yards at Villeneuve Saint-Georges. The crews were over the target at between 9,000and 13,000 feet, releasing 791,000 lbs of high explosives. According to reports, the target was accurately bombed with severe damage to the rail yards. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)

282 Lancasters and 5 Mosquitoes of 1, 6 and 8 Groups attacked railway yards at Orleans and Villeneuve. Both targets were accurately bombed. 14 Lancasters were lost, 11 from the Villeneuve raid and 3 from Orleans.

source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt

Halifax BIII aircraft LV 970 QB-T missing during an operation to bomb the railyards at Villeneuve St Georges, France, believed shot down on the return flight by a night fighter

Pilot Officer AG Sinclair (RCAF), Flying Officer PNT Van Alstyne (RCAF), Flying Officer LT Sykes (RCAF)(USA), Flying Officer LF O'Brien (RCAF), Pilot Officer JA Buckham (RCAF), Pilot Officer D More (RCAF) and Sergeant CF Wilson (RAFVR) were all killed in action

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