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RAF Raid Holland In Daylight (1942)
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Bomber Command launches a daring low-level daylight raid on the Phillips radio valve factory at Eindhoven. The raid is filmed from the Mosquito of Sqn Ldr Charles Patterson, who describes the attack in detail.
Another film about this raid:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD4Yxbw79wM
Dec 6th 1942 - RAF Bomber Command flies Operation OYSTER, a special raid carried out by all of the operational day-bomber squadrons in No. 2 Group. Their targets are the Philips radio and valve (electron tube) factories in the town of Eindhoven. Ninety three aircraft take part in the raid, 47 (PV-1) Venturas Mk. Is of RAF No. 21, RAAF No. 464 and RNZAF No. 487 Squadrons, 36 (A-20) Boston IIIs of Nos. 88, 107, and 226 Squadrons and ten Mosquito Mk. IVs of No.105 and No.139 Squadrons; 83 aircraft actually bomb.One of the Mosquitos is a photographic.
Another film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZzgDkFvHbI
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