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323 aircraft - 277 Halifaxes, 27 Lancasters, 19 Mosquitoes - of 4, 6 and 8 Groups, 11 Halifaxes lost.
This target was also cloud-covered and the attack, intended for the oil refinery, was not accurate. The local report assumed that the target was a local coal mine Shamrock 3/4; most of the bombing fell in the open ground around the mine, although 21 houses were hit and 68 people were killed.
source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
Halifax aircraft NP 704 was shot down and crashed in the industrial area of Dusseldorf-Reishol, Germany during a night bombing operation against Wanne-Eickel, Germany. Flying Officer J.T. Robinson, P/Os R.G.E.Silver, H. Bloch, Flight Lieutenant G.H. Thomson,Warrant Officer A.M. Jones, Sergeant R.R. Vallier, and Pilot Officer W.H. Haryett were killed.
