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Target Bernburg/Germany |
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This Hampden I of the 44 Sqn crashed 13/14 August 1940 after flak hits. The plane go done south of Oosthuizen/Netherland, 18 km east-south-east Alkmaar/Netherland The crew F/O H P Clarke, Sgt F M Wilkes, Sgt G E Harris and Sgt J L Brooks was POW. Some mission details: At this day 62 Hampdens and Wellingtons to 5 widely spreads targets in Germany. 35 Whitleys to Milan and Turin/Italy, 6 Blenheims to airfields and seaplane base at Brest/France and 2 Wellingtons to made photos from Stettin and Swinemünde/Germany. Losses: 1 Hampden Hampden P2077 started at Waddington, Lincolsnire/England. The German reports: Luftlage Reich In the night 12./13.August 1940 about 54 allied aircrafts over germany mainly over the Deutsche Bucht and Baltic-sea entrances. Mine-drops probable. Rü In VI : Greven b.Münster: 4 HE-bombs (2 with timer) on canal-bridge (Alte Fahrt) Füstrup. 1 bomb into the canal, which is leaking now between kilometer 71 and 78,9, traffic stop for about 2-3 weeks, one bomb with timer lies directly beside barrier-gate at km 78,9. Misburg: (Deurag and Nerag) 1 HE-bomb into the water-treatment-basin. Hünxe b.Dinslaken: Incendiary-sheets into wheat-fields, light damage Rü In IX: Jena: (Zeiss-works) 1 bomb with timer Rü In X: Helmighausen: 3 HE-bombs, near the airport on railway Löningen – Meppen, 5m tracks damaged Luftlage West A.O.K.6 09:45 bombs dropped on airfield Brest-south; light damage and wounded 11:45 repeated attack on airfield Brest-south without damage 12:45 allied air-attack on airfield Morlaix A.O.K.4 In the night 12./13. allied aircafts drop leaflets over the sector of 61.Inf.Div. |
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