Terrible night for the RAF in WWII

eddie · 03-26-14, 06:36 PM

Some might know of this ill fated raid, but this is the first time I've heard of it, 95 aircraft shot down and 545 men lost in one night! They had more courage then I could muster for something like this!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-li...planes-3276531

fireftr18 · 03-26-14, 06:44 PM

Great story. I never heard of it either. Thanks for sharing.

swamprat69er · 03-27-14, 06:56 AM

Thanks for sharing.

Jimbuna · 03-27-14, 02:24 PM

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Of 795 aircraft that took off from British bases to target Nuremberg on March 30, 1944, 95 would not return.

More RAF men died in blazing aircraft that night – 545 – than the total killed during the entire 15 weeks of the Battle of Britain.

Bless Em All

~SALUTE~

eddie · 03-27-14, 03:00 PM

I felt so sorry for that pilot who struggled to bring his torn up Halifax home, only to lose his life when they crash landed! A true hero in every sense of the word!

Cybermat47 · 03-27-14, 05:58 PM

R.I.P. All the RAF, RCAF, RAAF, RNZAF, SAAF, Luftwaffe crews and German civilians who died on that night.

03-26-14, 06:36 PM	#1
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Terrible night for the RAF in WWII Some might know of this ill fated raid, but this is the first time I've heard of it, 95 aircraft shot down and 545 men lost in one night! They had more courage then I could muster for something like this! http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-li...planes-3276531 __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

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03-27-14, 03:00 PM	#5
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	I felt so sorry for that pilot who struggled to bring his torn up Halifax home, only to lose his life when they crash landed! A true hero in every sense of the word! __________________ Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me. Al Capone

03-27-14, 05:58 PM	#6
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	R.I.P. All the RAF, RCAF, RAAF, RNZAF, SAAF, Luftwaffe crews and German civilians who died on that night. __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

03-26-14, 06:44 PM	#2
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Great story. I never heard of it either. Thanks for sharing.