Hamburg
{{webimage,wardiaries.jpg,float:right;width:150px;,Book no longer in print}}272 aircraft- 177 Wellingtons, 41 Hampdens, 22 Stirlings, 13 Manchesters, 12 Halifaxes, 7 Lancasters - on yet another record raid for aircraft numbers to l target. 4 Wellingtons and l Manchester lost.
Icing and electrical storms were again encountered. Although 188 aircraft reported bombing in the target area, the raid was a failure. According to Hamburg's records, bombs equivalent to only 14 aircraft loads fell on the city, causing 8 fires - 3 large; no particular incidents of property damage are mentioned. 17 people were killed and I 19 injured.
Bremen reports a load of incendiaries dropped very accurately on the Vulkan shipyard where 4 U-boats under construction and several surrounding buildings were damaged by fire.
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272 aircraft- 177 Wellingtons, 41 Hampdens, 22 Stirlings, 13 Manchesters, 12 Hali¬faxes, 7 Lancasters - on yet another record raid for aircraft numbers to 1 target. 4 Wellingtons and l Manchester lost.
Icing and electrical storms were again encountered. Although 188 aircraft reported bombing in the target area, the raid was a failure. According to Hamburg's records, bombs equivalent to only 14 aircraft loads fell on the city, causing 8 fires - 3 large; no particular incidents of property damage are mentioned. 17 people were killed and 119 injured.
Bremen reports a load of incendiaries dropped very accurately on the Vulkan shipyard where 4 U-boats under construction and several surrounding buildings were damaged by fire. Minor Operations: 13 Wellingtons to Le Havre, 3 Blenheims Intruding over Holland, 24 aircraft minelaying near Heligoland, 16 aircraft on leaflet flights to Belgium and France. l Manchester on a leaflet flight was lost in the sea.
source: The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
419 Moose Squadron (Moosa Aswayita). Wellington aircraft X 3467 missing during a bombing trip to Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft had the port engine catch fire and the bomb load was jettisoned in an attempt to maintain altitude. The fire was put out and the engine restarted but the starboard engine caught fire, the fire was extinguished and the propeller feathered. Shortly after this the port engine again burst into flame and the crew was ordered to bail out, all but Pilot Officer Howard jumped to safety.Warrant Officer MacWilliam, Sergeants Brooks, Paton, Parker, and Pilot Officer Crighton were taken Prisoners of War. The aircraft blew up just after these five jumped.
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