59 Halifaxes from 419, 427, 428, and 434 squadrons were joined by 8 Lancasters from 426 squadron on an attack at Berlin. The crews were over the target at between 18,000 and 22,000 feet, releasing 130,000 lbs of high explosives and 126,000 lbs of incendiaries. According to reports, this attack was successful with serious damage being caused in some industrial areas.
F/Lt W. Shaw RCAF and crew from 426 squadron, flying Lancaster II DS-676 coded OW-O, failed to return from this operation.
F/Sgt A. Lucas RAF P/O E. Farr RAF F/O A. Gibson RCAF P/O J. Williams RCAF P/O D. Du Boulay RCAF P/O L. Burnett RCAF
F/Sgt J. Milton from 427 squadron returned early as the rear guns were
u/s.
F/O R. Day RCAF F/O W. Bray RCAF Sgt P. Murphy RAF F/Sgt F. Painter RCAF F/Sgt E. McCullough RCAF P/O F. Cornelius RCAF and crew, flying Halifax V EB-243 coded ZL-H, failed to return from this operation.
F/O G. Low RCAF F/Sgt R. Kirk RCAF Sgt H. Smith RAF F/Sgt R. Shortridge RCAF Sgt D. Phillips RCAF
F/Lt A. Reilander from 428 squadron returned early with a fuel leak
in the overload tank.
Sgt L. Bates RCAF–POW F/O J. McQuade RCAF–Int Sgt C. Crampton RAF Sgt J. Taylor RAF–POW Sgt W. Kerr RCAF–POW
Sgt O. Lytle from 434 squadron returned early as the port outer was
u/s. They landed safely at Coltishall on 3 engines.
Sgt R. Walters RCAF–POW Sgt J. Plenderleith RCAF–POW Sgt M. Stevenson RAF F/Sgt R. Brooks RCAF–POW F/Sgt C. Snyder RCAF
While most of the crews went to Berlin, 12 Wellingtons from 432 squadron were ordered on a mining operation to the Frisian Islands. The crews were over the garden between 4,000 and 6,000 feet, sowing 10@1500 lb mines.
F/O A. Mercer, Sgt A. Slegg, Sgt R. Burgess, Sgt S. Atkinson, F/O C.
Barrett, Sgt W. Meaden, and F/Lt W. Strachan returned early as their navigation
aids were u/s.
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