Back to Normandy - Recently Added Listings - Oxford https://backtonormandy.org/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:19:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 The 14 PAFU Unit left from Ossington at 1942-03-23 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/40809-RAF23071.html On Monday 23 March 1942, a member of the 14 PAFU Unit, Sergeant Dawson, took off from Ossington 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Oxford (type -, serial P6805, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


23/24 March 1942

Minelaying: 12 Hampdens, 3 Stirlings and 2 Manchesters minelaying off Lorient without loss. This was the first time that Stirlings of 3 Group participated in the minelaying campaign.


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The 2 SFTS Unit left from an unknown RAF station at 1941-06-12 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/34112-RAF16374.html On Thursday 12 June 1941, a member of the 2 SFTS Unit, Leading Aircraftman William Robson Lawton, took off from an unknown RAF station 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Oxford (type -, serial T1334, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


June

On the 2nd, Blenheims attempting to block the Kiel Canal bombed several ships and succeeded in cutting off the page of vessels through the waterway for about 10 days. Towards the middle of the month, the night raids had increased again as the moon period worked in Bomber Command's favour. During 11th/12th June, 241 sorties were flown against Dusseldorf, Duisburg and Boulogne and on Gardening sorties. Unfortunately, a thick haze over Dusseldorf affected the accuracy of the attack, whilst the 80 aircraft sent to Duisburg managed to find a target of sorts. The following night saw a total of 339 sorties, mainly against railway yards; 91 Hampdens to Soest; 80 Whitleys and 4 Wellingtons to Schwerte; 82 Wellingtons to Hamm; 61 Wellingtons to Osnabrück and 11 Halifaxes and 7 Stirlings to a chemical works at Hüls with the balance of sorties being flown to Rotterdam and Emden. The first two targets were obscured by cloud and haze but the crews sent to Hamm and Osnabrück reported good bombing. The 4 Wellingtons despatched to Schwerte were from No 405 (Vancouver) Squadron and were the first operational flights by a Canadian squadron during the offensive. The first reports of intensive night-fighter activity were made during a raid on Bremen on the night of 27th/28th June. Almost a third (11 out of 35) of the Whitleys involved were shot down along with 3 Wellingtons. Many of the bombers however, appear to have found Hamburg by mistake (a 50-mile error). During the second half of June, the Blenheims resumed their Circus operations with airfields, factories and power stations in France coming under repeated attack.


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The unit an unknown left from Ossington at 1942-05-21 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/42829-RAF25091.html On Thursday 21 May 1942, a member of the unit an unknown, Sergeant N C Keenan, took off from Ossington 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Oxford (type -, serial B9207, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


21/22 May 1942

Minelaying: 33 Wellingtons and 15 Stirlings of 3 Group to the Biscay ports but poor weather allowed only 18 aircraft to lay mines. No aircraft lost.


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The 14 PAFU Unit left from Ossington at 1942-04-14 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/41638-RAF23900.html On Tuesday 14 April 1942, a member of the 14 PAFU Unit, Sergeant M H Smith, took off from Ossington 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Oxford (type -, serial AB662, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


The British Government and Chiefs of Staff (CoSs) accept General George C Marshall's Operation BOLERO plan for the Allied build-up in the UK for an attack on Germany.

Campaign report of the RAF:


14 April 1942

12 Bostons carried out accurate bombing at Mondeville power-station without loss.

14/15 April 1942

Dortmund

208 aircraft - 142 Wellingtons, 34 Hampdens, 20 Stirlings, 8 Halifaxes, 4 Manchesters - a force which was several times greater than any previously sent to this city. 5 Wellingtons and 4 Hampdens lost.
132 aircraft claimed to have bombed Dortmund but bombing photographs showed that bombs fell across a 40-mile stretch of the Ruhr. Dortmund reports 1 unspecified industrial building destroyed, 1 military establishment severely damaged, 4 dwelling-houses destroyed and 31 damaged with 4 people killed and 27 injured.

Minor Operations: 23 aircraft to Le Havre (all bombs fell in open country), 5 Blenheim Intruders to Soesterberg airfield, 1 Stirling minelaying near Heligoland. 1 Wellington lost on the Le Havre raid.

Total effort for the night: 237 sorties, 10 aircraft (4.8 per cent) lost.


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The unit an unknown left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-06-24 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/44217-RAF26479.html On Wednesday 24 June 1942, a member of the unit an unknown, Sergeant F R Mason, took off from an unknown RAF station 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Oxford (type -, serial V4140, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(8th Air Force): Lieutenant General Dwight D Eisenhower arrives in the UK.

Campaign report of the RAF:


23/24 June 1942

Minor Operations: 14 Wellingtons and Stirlings to St Nazaire but only 3 crews found and bombed the target, 52 aircraft minelaying off Lorient, Verdon and St Nazaire and in the Frisians, 1 Lancaster on a leaflet flight. 2 Wellington minelayers lost.

24/25 June 1942

St Nazaire

21 aircraft. No losses.


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The unit an unknown left from Ossington at 1942-04-29 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/42244-RAF24506.html On Wednesday 29 April 1942, a member of the unit an unknown, Sergeant P J V Johnson, took off from Ossington 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Oxford (type -, serial R6057, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(8th Air Force): HQ VIII Ground Air Support Command is activated at Bolling Field, Washington, DC.

Campaign report of the RAF:


28/29 April 1942

Kiel

88 aircraft - 62 Wellingtons, 15 Stirlings, 10 Hampdens, 1 Halifax. 5 Wellingtons and 1 Hampden lost.
54 aircraft claimed good bombing results in bright moonlight but against strong Flak and fighter defences. Post-raid photographs reported 'no new damage' but the Kiel records show that damage was caused at all 3 shipyards, to the hospital of the Naval Academy and to the university library as well as to private housing. 15 people were killed and 74 injured.

Trondheim

23 Halifaxes and 11 Lancasters to attack the Tirpitz. Hits were claimed but these were not confirmed. 2 Halifaxes lost.

Minor Operations: 6 Blenheims to Langenbrugge power-station, 4 Blenheim Intruders, 6 aircraft minelaying off Kiel and Heligoland. 1 Blenheim lost from the Langenbrugge raid.

29 April 1942

6 Bostons bombed Dunkirk docks without loss.

29/30 April 1942

Paris/Gennevilliers

88 aircraft - 73 Wellingtons, 9 Hampdens, 6 Stirlings - to the Gnome & Rhone aero-engine factory. 3 Wellingtons lost.
The main factory was not hit but other industrial buildings in the nearby Port de Paris on the Seine were. The local report says that 1 industrial building was destroyed and 3 more damaged with no casualties being suffered by French people.

Minor Operations: 20 aircraft to Ostend, 6 Blenheim Intruders, 5 Manchesters minelaying off Kiel and the Danish coast. 1 Wellington and 1 Whitley from the 'freshmen' raid on Ostend and 1 minelaying Manchester were lost.


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The 14 PAFU Unit left from Ossington at 1942-05-06 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/42440-RAF24702.html On Wednesday 06 May 1942, a member of the 14 PAFU Unit, Pilot Officer Horswill, took off from Ossington 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Oxford (type -, serial ED154, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


5/6 May 1942

Stuttgart

77 aircraft - 49 Wellingtons, 13 Stirlings, 11 Halifaxes, 4 Lancasters - to the city and the Bosch factory. 3 Wellingtons and 1 Stirling lost.
There was no cloud but the ground was haze-covered. The Lauffen decoy again attracted much of the bombing. The nearest bombs to Stuttgart fell in woods west of the city.

Minor Operations: 19 aircraft to Nantes, 4 Blenheim Intruders to Schiphol, 10 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. No losses.

6 May 1942

18 Bostons to Boulogne docks, Calais parachute factory and Caen power-station. All targets 're bombed without loss to the Bostons.

6/7 May 1942

Stuttgart

97 aircraft - 55 Wellingtons, 15 Stirlings, 10 Hampdens, 10 Lancasters, 7 Halifaxes - the city and the Bosch factory. 5 Wellingtons and 1 Halifax lost.
This third raid on Stuttgart was another failure, with crews again blaming ground haze for their inability to identify the city. Stuttgart's records show that no bombs fell in the city, though a few fell in woods to the west. The Lauffen decoy may have been responsible for a raid which developed on the large town of Heilbronn, only 5 miles from the decoy fire site but 20 miles from Stuttgart. More than 150 buildings were hit in Heilbronn and 7 people died there.

Minor Operations: 19 aircraft to Nantes, 4 Blenheim Intruders, 9 aircraft on leaflet flights to France. 1 Intruder lost.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/42440-RAF24702.html
The unit an unknown left from Ossington at 1942-05-08 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/42506-RAF24768.html On Friday 08 May 1942, a member of the unit an unknown, Sergeant E A Mason, took off from Ossington 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Oxford (type -, serial B211, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


8 May 1942

6 Bostons to Dieppe port and railway yards; none were lost.

8/9 May 1942

Warnemünde

193 aircraft - 98 Wellingtons, 27 Stirlings, 21 Lancasters, 19 Halifaxes, 19 Hampdens, 9 Manchesters - to the town and the nearby Heinkel aircraft factory. 19 aircraft - 8 Wellingtons, 4 Lancasters, 3 Hampdens, 2 Halifaxes, 1 Manchester, 1 Stirling - lost.
No details are available from Warnemünde but Bomber Command's own records say 'the attack was only moderately successful'.

Minor Operations: 3 Blenheim Intruders to Leeuwarden, 3 aircraft minelaying off Heligoland. No losses.


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The 14 PAFU Unit left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-07-02 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/44718-RAF26980.html On Thursday 02 July 1942, a member of the 14 PAFU Unit, Aircraftman 2nd Class Liddington, took off from an unknown RAF station 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Oxford (type -, serial ED154, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


1/2 July 1942

4 Lancasters laid mines in the Great Belt without loss.

2 July 1942

Flensburg

6 Mosquitos were dispatched to carry out a low-level raid on a U-boat construction yard at Flensburg but were intercepted by German fighters which shot down the Mosquito of Wing Commander A. R. Oakeshott, commander of 139 Squadron, who, with his navigator Flying Officer V. F. E. Treherne, was killed. This was 139 Squadron's first Mosquito operation. The other Mosquitos escaped from the German fighters by increasing speed and leaving the Germans behind but a second Mosquito was damaged by Flak over Flensburg and crashed in Germany.

These were the first Bomber Command daylight casualties for 3 weeks. Returning Mosquito crews claimed to have bombed the shipyard accurately.

2/3 July 1942

Bremen

325 aircraft - 175 Wellingtons, 53 Lancasters, 35 Halifaxes, 34 Stirlings, 28 Hampdens. 13 aircraft - 8 Wellingtons, 2 Hampdens, 2 Stirlings, 1 Halifax - lost.

265 aircraft claimed to have bombed in good visibility but it is probable that much of the attack fell outside the southern borders of the town. A brief Bremen report says that more than 1,000 houses and 4 small industrial firms were damaged. 3 cranes and 7 ships in the port were also hit; 1 of the ships, the 1,736-ton steamer Marieborg sank and is recorded as having become a danger to navigation. Only 5 people were killed and 4 injured.

Intruders: 24 Blenheims were dispatched and attacked many airfields without loss.


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The unit an unknown left from an unknown RAF station at 1942-07-28 at an unknown time. Loc or duty ? https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/45579-RAF27841.html On Tuesday 28 July 1942, a member of the unit an unknown, Aircraftman 2nd Class E C Alton, took off from an unknown RAF station 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Oxford (type -, serial N4647, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(8th Air Force): HQ VIII Fighter Command opens at Bushey Hall, England following move from temporary HQ at High Wycombe. Brigadier General Frank O'D Hunter, designated Commanding General VIII Fighter Command on 14 May in the US, assumes command in England. HQ VIII Ground Air Support Command, Brigadier General Robert C Candee, Commanding General, arrives at Bushy Park, England from the US. General Candee announces staff assignments and begins the organization of his command in the UK.

Campaign report of the RAF:


28 July 1942

6 Mosquitos on cloud-cover raids to widely separated targets. 5 aircraft bombed; 1 lost.

28/29 July 1942

Hamburg

256 aircraft - 165 from 3 Group and 91 OTU aircraft - dispatched. A much larger force had been detailed for this raid but bad weather over the bases of 1, 4 and 5 Groups prevented their participation. The force which took off comprised 161 Wellingtons, 71 Stirlings and 24 Whitleys. The weather worsened and the OTU aircraft were recalled, although 3 of them went on to bomb Hamburg. The remaining bomber force became very scattered; many more aircraft turned back and only 68 bombed in the target area. Hamburg suffered 13 people killed and 48 injured with 56 fires, 15 of them large.
Bomber casualties were heavy. 16 Wellingtons and 9 Stirlings were lost from 3 Group, 15.2 per cent of those dispatched by the group. 4 OTU Wellingtons were lost and a Whitley crashed in the sea.

30 Bostons and 13 Blenheim Intruders were dispatched. 2 Bostons and 1 Blenheim lost.


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The 405 Sqdn left from Topcliffe at 1942-10-07 at 18:54 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/48905-RAF31167.html On Wednesday 07 October 1942, a member of the 405 Sqdn, Sergeant A M E Moodie, took off from Topcliffe 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 18:54.

He flew with a Handley Page Halifax (type II, serial W7763, code LQ-O).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


6/7 October 1942

Osnabrück

237 aircraft - 101 Wellingtons, 68 Lancasters, 38 Stirlings, 30 Halifaxes. 6 aircraft - 2 Halifaxes, 2 Lancasters, 2 Stirlings - were lost, 2.5 per cent of the force.

The Pathfinders succeeded in illuminating the Dummer See, a large lake north-east of the target which was used as a run-in point. The town of Osnabrück was then found and marked. The bombing was well concentrated, with most of the attack falling in the centre and the southern parts of the target. Osnabrück's report shows that 149 houses were destroyed, 530 were seriously damaged and 2,784 lightly damaged. 6 industrial premises were destroyed and 14 damaged. 65 people were killed - 45 civilians, 16 policemen or servicemen and 4 foreign workers - and 151 were injured.


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The 50 Sqdn left from Skellingthorpe at 1942-12-11 at an unknown time https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/50518-RAF32780.html On Friday 11 December 1942, a member of the 50 Sqdn, Sergeant Murray, took off from Skellingthorpe 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type I, serial W4117, code VN-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


11/12 December 1942

Turin

82 aircraft of 1, 4 and 5 Groups and the Pathfinders - 48 Halifaxes, 20 Lancasters, 8 Stirlings, 6 Wellingtons - were dispatched but more than half of the force turned back before attempting to cross the Alps, because of severe icing conditions. 28 crews claimed to have bombed Turin but the city reports only 3 high-explosive bombs and a few incendiaries, with no casualties. 3 Halifaxes and 1 Stirling lost.

Minor Operations: 26 Wellingtons minelaying off Biscay ports and in the Frisians, 4 OTU sorties. No losses.


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The 427 Sqdn left from Croft at 1943-02-13 at 17:26 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/52243-RAF34505.html On Saturday 13 February 1943, a member of the 427 Sqdn, Sergeant W C I Jelley, took off from Croft 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 17:26.

He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type III, serial BJ778, code ZL-D).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(Eighth Air Force): Spitfire Mk Vs of the 4th Fighter Group fly 24 sorties on shipping patrols. One aircraft is lost and the pilot was killed.

Campaign report of the RAF:


12/13 February 1943

2 Mosquitos bombed Düsseldorf and Rheinhausen, 38 aircraft minelaying off Heligoland and in the Frisians, 5 OTU sorties. There were no losses.

13 February 1943

34 Venturas and 22 Bostons were sent in 5 different raids to attack Ijmuiden steelworks (the Venturas) and ships at Boulogne and the lock gates at St Malo (the Bostons). 41 aircraft bombed successfully and none were lost.

13/14 February 1943

466 aircraft - 164 Lancasters, 140 Wellingtons, 96 Halifaxes, 66 Stirlings - carried out Bomber Command's heaviest attack on Lorient during the war. The ordinary squadrons of Bomber Command, not reinforced for a 1,000-bomber type raid, dropped more than 1,000 tons of bombs on a target for the first time. The raid was carried out in clear visibility and considerable further damage was caused to the already battered town of Lorient. 7 aircraft - 3 Wellingtons, 2 Lancasters, 1 Halifax, 1 Stirling - were lost, 1.5 per cent of the force.

2 Mosquitos to Duisburg and Essen, 17 OTU sorties. No losses.


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The 425 Sqdn left from Dishforth at 1943-03-04 at 18:18 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/53202-RAF35464.html On Thursday 04 March 1943, a member of the 425 Sqdn, Sergeant J V L Gauthier, took off from Dishforth 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 18:18.

He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type III, serial BK334, code KW-B).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission 39: 71 B-17s of the 1st Bombardment Wing are dispatched against the marshalling yard at Hamm, Germany; 16 drop 40 tons of bombs on the target at 1043 hours; we claim 13 enemy aircraft destroyed, 3 probably destroyed and 4 damaged. We lose 4 B-17s and 9 others are damaged; casualties are 1 KIA, 7 WIA and 33 MIA. Another 28 B-17s hit the shipyards at Rotterdam, The Netherlands dropping 70 tons between 1020 and 1021 hours. We claim 3 enemy aircraft destroyed; we lose 1 B-17 while 15 others are damaged; casualties are 9 MIA. This is the first Eighth Air Force attack on a Ruhr industrial target. To divert the enemy, 14 B-24s of the 2d Bombardment Wing fly a diversion without a loss. The Spitfire Mk Vs of the 4th Fighter Group fly 26 uneventful sorties, 24 on fighter patrols and 2 on offensive patrols over the Ostend/Dunkirk, France area.

Campaign report of the RAF:


3/4 March 1943

Hamburg. 417 aircraft - 149 Lancasters, 123 Wellingtons, 83 Halifaxes, 62 Stirlings despatched with 10 aircraft - 4 Lancasters, 2 Wellingtons, 2 Halifaxes, 2 Stirlings - lost, 2.4 per cent of the force. Visibility was clear over the target but the Pathfinders made a mistake, possibly thinking that the H2S indications of mudbanks in the Elbe which had been uncovered by the low tides were sections of the Hamburg docks. Most of the Main Force bombing thus fell 13 miles downstream from the centre of Hamburg, around the small town of Wedel. Even so, a proportion of the bombing force did hit Hamburg which suffered 27 people killed and 95 injured and whose fire brigade had to put out 100 fires before devoting all its energies to helping the town of Wedel, which suffered so heavily. The damage at Wedel included a large naval-clothing store burnt out as well as several important industrial concerns destroyed in Wedel's harbour area and this illustrated another Bomber Command view: that bombing could usually be useful even if the wrong target was hit.

5 Mosquitos to the Ruhr, with more direct hits on Krupps, 14 aircraft minelaying in the Frisians, 5 OTU sorties. 1 Stirling minelayer lost.

4 March 1943

12 Mosquitos attacked railway targets at Arnage and Aulnoye without loss.

4/5 March 1943

6 Mosquitos to the Ruhr, 27 aircraft minelaying in areas as far south as Bayonne and as far north as Gydnia, 16 OTU sorties. 1 Lancaster minelayer and 1 OTU Wellington lost.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/53202-RAF35464.html
The 431 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1943-03-13 at an unknown time https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/53790-RAF36052.html On Saturday 13 March 1943, a member of the 431 Sqdn, Pilot Officer J T Clarke, took off from an unknown RAF station 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Vickers Wellington (type X, serial HE205, code SE-X).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission No. 43: 80 B-17's of the 1st Bombardment Wing are dispatched against the marshalling yard at Amiens, France; 44 bomb the marshalling yard while 31 hit targets of opportunity. A total of 223.5 tons of bombs are dropped between 1515-1517 hours local. We claim 2 enemy fighters destroyed and 2 damaged; 11 B-17's are damaged and 6 men WIA. Sixteen B-24's of the 2d Bombardment Wing fly a diversion without loss.

Campaign report of the RAF:


12/13 March 1943

A return to Essen. 457 aircraft - 158 Wellingtons, 156 Lancasters, 91 Halifaxes, 42 Stirlings, 10 Mosquitos in another very successful Oboe-marked raid. The centre of the bombing area was right across the giant Krupps factory, just west of the city centre, with later bombing drifting back to the north-western outskirts. Photographic interpretation assessed that Krupps received 30 per cent more damage on this night than on the earlier successful raid of 5/6 March. 23 aircraft - 8 Lancasters, 7 Halifaxes, 6 Wellingtons, 2 Stirlings lost, 5.0 per cent of the force.

9 Stirlings minelaying in the Frisians, 7 OTU sorties. No losses.

13/14 March 1943

Minelaying: 51 Wellingtons and 17 Lancasters to areas between Lorient and the Kattegat. 2 Wellingtons and 1 Lancaster lost.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/53790-RAF36052.html
The 1651 CU left from an unknown RAF station at 1943-04-08 at an unknown time https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/54686-RAF36948.html On Thursday 08 April 1943, a member of the 1651 CU Unit, Eight Crew killed, took off from an unknown RAF station 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type I, serial L7545, code -).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(Eighth Air Force): In England, 56th and 78th Fighter Groups become operational. Added to the 4th Fighter Group (already operational), this enables VIII Fighter Command to increase activity and paves the way for its coming role of escorting bombers on deep penetrations into enemy territory.

Campaign report of the RAF:


8/9 April 1943

Duisburg

392 aircraft - 156 Lancasters, 97 Wellingtons, 73 Halifaxes, 56 Stirlings, 10 Mosquitos despatched to Duisburg with little success. 19 aircraft - 7 Wellingtons, 6 Lancasters, 3 Halifaxes, 3 Stirlings - lost, 4.8 per cent of the force.

27 aircraft sent minelaying off the Biscay coast. 1 Wellington lost.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/54686-RAF36948.html
The 460 Sqdn left from Breighton at 1943-04-21 at 21:41 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/55978-RAF38240.html On Wednesday 21 April 1943, a member of the 460 Sqdn, Sergeant H E Dixon, took off from Breighton 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 21:41.

He flew with a Avro Lancaster (type I, serial W4325, code UV-O).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


20/21 April 1943

339 aircraft - 194 Lancasters, 134 Halifaxes, 11 Stirlings - ordered to attack Stettin. This raid, on a target more than 600 miles from England, proved to be the most successful attack beyond the range of Oboe during the Battle of the Ruhr. Visibility was good and the Pathfinder marking was carried out perfectly. 24 fires were still burning when a photographic reconnaissance aircraft flew over Stettin a day and a half later. 21 aircraft - 13 Lancasters, 7 Halifaxes, 1 Stirling - lost, 6.2 per cent of the force.

86 Stirlings were dispatched to attack the Heinkel factory near Rostock but a smoke-screen concealed this target and bombing was scattered. 8 Stirlings were lost.

11 Mosquitos carried out a raid to Berlin as a diversion for the forces attacking Stettin and Rostock; 18 Wellingtons were minelaying off Brittany ports and there were 3 OTU sorties. 1 Mosquito was lost from the Berlin raid.

21 April 1943

11 Venturas bombed railway yards at Abbeville. 3 Venturas lost.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/55978-RAF38240.html
The 214 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1943-05-19 at an unknown time https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/57430-RAF39692.html On Wednesday 19 May 1943, a member of the 214 Sqdn, Sergeant P O'Connell, took off from an unknown RAF station 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Short Stirling (type III, serial BK808, code BU-Q).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


(Eighth Air Force): VIII Bomber Command Mission Number 59: 123 B-17's are dispatched against the U-boat yards at Kiel, Germany; 103 bomb the target at 1329-1333 hours local; we claim 48-7-21 Luftwaffe aircraft; we lose 6 B-17's and 28 others are damaged; casualties are 1 KIA, 7 WIA and 60 MIA. A smaller force, 64 B-17's, is dispatched against the naval yards at Flensburg, Germany; 55 attack the target at 1325-1328 hours local; we claim 12-4-14 Luftwaffe aircraft; 9 B-17's are damaged; casualties are 2 KIA and 4 WIA. An uneventful diversion is flown by 24 B-17's.

Campaign report of the RAF:


18/19 May 1943

13 Lancasters and 4 Wellingtons minelaying off Brest and in the southern part of Biscay. No losses.

19 May 1943

12 Venturas to Morlaix airfield were recalled.

19/20 May 1943

6 Mosquitos to Berlin - only 2 bombed there, 5 OTU sorties. No losses.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/57430-RAF39692.html
The 427 Sqdn left from an unknown RAF station at 1943-09-29 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Ferry https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/66378-RAF48640.html On Wednesday 29 September 1943, a member of the 427 Sqdn, Corporal W P Holt, took off from an unknown RAF station 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 an unknown time .

He flew with a Oxford (type I, serial DF471, code ZL-).

Campaign report of the USAAF:


No report

Campaign report of the RAF:


28/29 September 1943

8 Mosquitos attacked Cologne and Gelsenkirchen without loss.

29/30 September 1943

352 aircraft - 213 Lancasters, 130 Halifaxes, 9 Mosquitos - ordered to Bochum. 9 aircraft - 5 Halifaxes and 4 Lancasters - lost, 2.6 per cent of the force. The Oboe-assisted Pathfinder plan worked perfectly and led to accurate and concentrated bombing.

11 Mosquitos to Gelsenkirchen, 14 Lancasters minelaying off Danzig, Gdynia and Pillau in the Baltic. No aircraft lost.


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fredvogels Fri, 13 Dec 2013 14:02:00 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/66378-RAF48640.html
Oxford I (DF471 ZL-) on a mission to United Kingdom on 1943-09-28 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/18991-DF4711943-09-28.html On Wednesday, 29 September 1943, (a part of) the aircraft of the 427 squadron (RCAF), took off for a mission to United Kingdom in United Kingdom from a station (airfield) in or near an unknown station.
One of the crew members was Corporal W P Holt RCAF. He departed for his mission at an unknown time.
He flew with a Oxford (type I, with serial DF471 and code ZL-). His mission and of the other crew members was planned for Wednesday, 29 September 1943.

Information about aircraft who did not return from this mission can be found here. Information about the other crew members on this flight can be found at this website (Aircrew Remembered). This website also provides the flight information for this record.

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fredvogels Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:30:00 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/18991-DF4711943-09-28.html
Oxford lost at Zoutelande on 07-10-1944 (SGLO ref: T4497) https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/12518-Oxford12518.html

At the date of 07-10-1944, time: 1205, the aircraft type Oxford has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Zoutelande. The unit of crew and plane is: 2 Gr.C.flt. First flyer rank: Flying Officer, name: R.W. James. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.

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fredvogels Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 +0100 https://backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/oxford/12518-Oxford12518.html