The story
WILHELMSHAVEN
338 aircraft - 120 Wellingtons, no Halifaxes, 56 Stirlings, 52 Lancasters. 12 aircraft - 5 Stirlings, 4 Lancasters, 3 Wellingtons - lost, 3.6 percent of the force.
This raid was another failure, with the Pathfinder marking causing the Main Force bombing to fall north of Wilhelmshaven. The local report says that only 3 people were slightly injured. After this raid it was found that the Pathfinders had been issued with out-of-date maps which did not show recent town developments. A general updating of maps now took place.
2 Mosquitoes bombed Dortmund and Essen without loss. The Essen bombs just missed the Krupps works.
---
20 Wellingtons laid mines in the Frisian Islands. 1 aircraft lost.
There's more to discover
You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.