Originally Posted by
TBM-Legend
Chaps, do we know what Squadron this Lanc and crew came from?
101 Sqn
This was one of 2 Lancs lost from that Sqn on the raid. The other EE192, was lost without trace.
In all 727 aircraft made up of 335 Lancasters, 251 Halifaxes, 124 Stirlings and 17 Mosquitoes were sent to bomb Berlin. Of those, 23 Halifaxes, 17 Lancasters and 16 Stirlings were lost or 7.9% of the raid. This was the heaviest loss of aircraft in 1 night so far in the war
Details from The Bomber Command War Diaries by Middlebrook and Everitt