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RAF Bomber Command 57 Lancasters attacked attacked oil-storage and U-boat shelters 9 April 1945

1945-04-09 · Hamburg · Germany

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Hamburg: 57 Lancasters of No 5 Group attacked oil-storage tanks (40 aircraft) and U-boat shelters (17 aircraft of No 617 Squadron with Grand Slams and Tallboys). Both attacks were successful. 2 Lancasters were lost from the raid on the oil tanks.

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