Post by Gabriel on Oct 21, 2013 1:32:22 GMT -5
Bomber on fire and under attack over Leipzig
On the 20th October RAF Bomber Command make their first serious raid on Leipzig, a long distance target. The 358 Lancasters that made the trip were disrupted by bad weather which made the bombing very scattered. Sixteen Lancasters were lost, a relatively high rate of 4.5% of the force.
One Lancaster from 207 Squadron very nearly didn’t come back. They were approaching the target when an aircraft above them was attacked by a night-fighter, they saw the tracer bullets coming from above and behind. The aircraft above dropped its bombs and they were hit by one of its incendiaries, starting a fire in their aircraft.
On the 20th October RAF Bomber Command make their first serious raid on Leipzig, a long distance target. The 358 Lancasters that made the trip were disrupted by bad weather which made the bombing very scattered. Sixteen Lancasters were lost, a relatively high rate of 4.5% of the force.
One Lancaster from 207 Squadron very nearly didn’t come back. They were approaching the target when an aircraft above them was attacked by a night-fighter, they saw the tracer bullets coming from above and behind. The aircraft above dropped its bombs and they were hit by one of its incendiaries, starting a fire in their aircraft.