Bomber Command On this Day: 28/29 November 1944 Essen: 316 aircraft - 270 Halifaxes, 32 Lancasters, 14 Mosquitos - of Nos 1, 4 and 8 Groups. No aircraft lost. Bomber Command documents claim further damage to industrial areas, including the Krupps works. An interesting little item in the local fire brigade report congratulates the team working in the burning headquarters of the local Gestapo for saving valuable documents. 145 Lancasters of No 3 Group and 8 Lancasters of No 1 Group carried out a m
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30 Operations, One Digital Map: The Story of Flt Lt Jim Cave This reel shows our digital reconstruction of Flight Lieutenant Jim Cave’s operations with No. 6 (RCAF) Bomber Group. Using his original flight log books, we mapped all 31 missions he flew and animated each route, target, and return path. The clip features two of his raids: the 18 November 1944 operation against Münster, and his earlier strike on Neuss. Cave flew both with 419 “Moose” Squadron from Middleton St. George, part of a Canad
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#OnThisDay Bomber Command War Diary – 24 December 1944 On Christmas Eve 1944, as the Battle of the Bulge raged across the Ardennes, Bomber Command was in action deep over Germany. A force of 338 aircraft —248 Halifaxes, 79 Lancasters, 11 Mosquitos from No. 4, 6 and 8 Groups struck Luftwaffe airfields at Lohausen and Mülheim (today Düsseldorf and Essen airports). Although the official purpose was not recorded, these raids were almost certainly aimed at crippling German air transport, disrupting t
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27/28 December 1944 – Bomber Command Operations On the night of 27/28 December 1944, Bomber Command mounted a major operation against Opladen, a key railway hub feeding German forces during the Ardennes fighting. A total of 328 aircraft took part: ✈️ 227 Halifaxes ✈️ 66 Lancasters ✈️ 35 Mosquitos The main target was the marshalling yards, vital for moving troops, armour and supplies. Although post-raid results remain unclear, the scale of the attack reflects the continued Allied focus on disrupt
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Development of the Boeing Superfortress "very heavy bomber" began late in 1939, and the first XB-29 made its initial flight on Sept. 21, 1942. In a bold wartime gamble, the AAF ordered the plane into quantity production months before that first flight. Among the B-29's new features were pressurized crew compartments and a central fire-control system with remotely controlled gun turrets. Flying combat missions first from India and China and later from the Marianas Islands, the Superfortress repea
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