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The 97 Sqdn left from Woodhall Spa at 1943-03-02 at 18:49

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On Tuesday 02 March 1943, a member of the 97 Sqdn, Sergeant R Unwin, took off from Woodhall Spa in the United Kingdom. His mission is mentioned elsewhere on Back to Normandy. You can find the other details of this mission by searching here. Training and cargo flights are not separately mentioned as a mission. The plane left at 18:49.

He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type I, serial W4825, code OF-H).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


1/2 March 1943

302 aircraft - 156 Lancasters, 86 Halifaxes, 60 Stirlings despatched to Berlin.

The Pathfinders experienced difficulty in producing concentrated marking because individual parts of the extensive built-up city area of Berlin could not be distinguished on the H2S screens. Bombing photographs showed that the attack was spread over more than 100 square miles with the main emphasis in the south-west of the city. However, because larger numbers of aircraft were now being used and because those aircraft were now carrying a greater average bomb load, the proportion of the force which did hit Berlin caused more damage than any previous raid to this target. This type of result - with significant damage still being caused by only partially successful attacks - was becoming a regular feature of Bomber Command raids. Some bombs hit the Telefunken works at which the H2S set taken from the Stirling shot down near Rotterdam was being reassembled. The set was completely destroyed in the bombing but a Halifax of 35 Squadron with an almost intact set crashed in Holland on this night and the Germans were able to resume their research into H2S immediately. 17 aircraft - 7 Lancasters, 6 Halifaxes, 4 Stirlings - lost, 5.6 per cent of the force.

6 Mosquitos to the Ruhr, 49 Wellingtons and Halifaxes minelaying off French and German coasts, 4 OTU sorties. 2 Wellington minelayers lost.

2/3 March 1943

Minelaying: 60 aircraft to coastal areas between Texel and the River Gironde. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Lancaster lost.

6 Mosquitos to the Ruhr without loss. The aircraft which bombed Essen scored direct hits in the middle of the main Krupps factory.


With thanks to the RAF and USAAF.net!

This record can also be found on the maps of Back to Normandy with Google coordinates. You can find the maps by clicking on this link on this location.

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