Lancaster over Normandy

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Lancaster over Normandy


This is the RAF attack on Wanne-Eickel, Germany, 12 October 1944 and not the Normandy and by the way it`s a Halifax bomber.
 
412 aircraft - 315 Halifaxes, 75 Lancasters, 22 Mosquitos - of Nos 4, 6 and 8 Groups attacked synthetic oil plants at Dortmund, Scholven/Buer and Wanne-Eickel. The Dortmund raid was particularly successful, but smoke-screens prevented observation of results at the other targets. 7 aircraft were lost - 3 Lancasters and 1 Halifax from the Wanne-Eickel raid and 2 Halifaxes and 1 Lancaster from the Scholven raid.

Source - RAF Site
 

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