Squadron: (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1944-10-06
Completion Date: 1944-10-06
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Scholven Germany
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Base: Oakington
Take Off Time: 15.02
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6 Bomber Group October 6, 1944
248 Halifaxes from 408, 415, 420, 424, 425, 426,427, 429, 431, 432, 433, and 434 squadrons were joined by 45 Lancasters from 419 and 428 squadrons on an attack at Dortmund. This was the greatest effort that the 6 group would send out during the war. The crews were over the target between 17,000 and 20,500 feet releasing 1,510,000 lbs of high explosives and 383,000 lbs of incendiaries. According to reports, bombing was accurate and the transportation and industrial sections were well hit. Richard Koval (6bombergroup.ca)
Missing on daylight operation to Synthetic Oil Plants at Scholven-Buer 6 Oct 1944
