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Target:
Trappes

 March  1944

 6th

William Uyen is still on leave after his crash so this night there is no operation planned for William.

 

261 Halifaxes and 6 Mosquitos of Nos 4, 6 and 8 Groups on the first of a series of raids on railway targets in

France and Belgium in preparation for the invasion.

15 Mosquitos to Hannover, 6 to Kiel and 1 to Krefeld, 1 RCM sortie, 30 aircraft on Resistance operations.

No.78 Squadron

18 Aircraft detailed for operations, Target Trappes.

Weather in the region: Visibility poor. Wind very light.

For this raid the ground crew successfully prepared the LW518, LW515, HX355, LV798

(with Sgt. Le Blanc), LW589, LV799, LX749 (with Sgt. Nuggent), LV796, LW519, LV795, LV892,  LV872, LV868, LW510, LW511 and the LW517 successful for operation at Trappes

(south-west of Paris) holding a large marshalling yard.

 

After this raid, Trappes was out of action for 1 month.

17 Aircraft reached and attacked target at 15.000 feet.  Target identified by red T.I.'s and visually.

 

1 aircraft unfortunately did not manage to take off.

 

No Aircrafts lost on this raid

Raid over Trappes march 6 1944
Air Officer Commanding (AOC) RAF Bomber Command Marshal Arthur Harris did not want to divert his bomber force away from their strategic campaign against German industry (known to the Germans as the Defence of the Reich campaign). However, he resigned himself early on to supporting Overlord as early as 17 February 1944 while his force was engaged in the bombing campaign against Berlin.   On 6 March 1944, Charles Portal ordered attacks on the marshalling yards at Trappes, Aulnoye, Le Mans, Amiens, Lougeau, Courtrai and Laon. Control of all air operations was transferred to Eisenhower on 14 April at noon.
Marshalling Yard at Trappes
William Uyen
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