T/o Little Snoring 1803 - target: Berlin, Germany. The 'Battle of Berlin' begins. Shot down by Oblt Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the II/NJG1 and crashed at Hermeé, Luik, 4 km Nw of Herstal, Belgium.
440 Lancasters and 4 Mosquitos were dispatched.
Few German fighters intercepted the force. Berlin was completely cloud-covered and both marking and bombing were carried out blindly; Bomber Command could make no assessment of the results.
9 Lancasters were lost, 2.0 per cent of the force.
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