Wellington Bk269 Mk. lll - Bombing Krefeld Germany - 1942-10-02 to 1942-10-02
Squadron: 419 (B) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1942-10-02
Completion Date: 1942-10-02
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Krefeld Germany
Target Specific:
Base: Croft
Take Off Time: 18.19
Squadron Code: VR J
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: Oosterens, Holland
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason: fighter
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable

188 aircraft- 95 Wellingtons, 39 Halifaxes, 31 Lancasters, 23 Stirlings. 7 aircraft - 3 Halifaxes, 2 Wellingtons, r Lancaster, r Stirling - lost, 3·7 per cent of the force.

The Pathfinders encountered dense haze and their marking was late. The raid which developed was dispersed and not expected to cause much damage. Krefeld's rather general report on wartime bombing does not class this as a 'Grossangriff' - a major raid; only 3 streets in the northern part of the town are mentioned as being hit but most of the 41 people recorded as being killed by raids in 1942 probably died on this night.

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

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