Raid on Aachen May 24/25th 1944
 

Hello,

For an article I am writing about the crash of LW653 in Dongen Vaart I am looking for the flown route from Lissett to Aachen and back, during the night of 24 to 25 May 1944. Is there a map/plan available?
And which bombing flights were there even more that night?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Raid on Aachen May 24/25th 1944
 

Hi Mark,

Like this one?

Regards,
Hans

Re: Raid on Aachen May 24/25th 1944
 

Hello ,

442 aicraft , 264 Lancasters , 162 Halifaxes and 16 Mosquito's were on this mission. Squadrons 101 , 158 , 429 , 7 , 419 , 51 , 576 , 78 , 10 , 424 , and 640 lost aircrafts. The route flown by 10 squadron was :Melbourne , Hornsea , 5230N0300E a point in the Northsea east of Norwich , 5048N0530E S'Herenelderen near Tongeren Belgium , Aachen , 5046N0618E Gressenich east off Aachen , 5132N0540E Gemert north off Eindhoven Netherlands , Ordfordness , Melbourne

Regards
Alain57

Re: Raid on Aachen May 24/25th 1944
 

List of squadrons and numbers of a/c operating against Aachen

N 1 Aachen Lancaster 12 16
N 1 Aachen Lancaster 101 19
N 1 Aachen Lancaster 103 13
N 1 Aachen Lancaster 166 23
N 1 Aachen Lancaster 550 17
N 1 Aachen Lancaster 576 15
N 1 Aachen Lancaster 626 13
N 3 Aachen Lancaster 15 15
N 3 Aachen Lancaster 75 13
N 3 Aachen Lancaster 622 15
N 4 Aachen Halifax 10 9
N 4 Aachen Halifax 51 18
N 4 Aachen Halifax 76 18
N 4 Aachen Halifax 78 10
N 4 Aachen Halifax 158 20
N 4 Aachen Halifax 578 15
N 4 Aachen Halifax 640 12
N 6 Aachen Halifax 424 15
N 6 Aachen Halifax 427 15
N 6 Aachen Halifax 429 15
N 6 Aachen Halifax 433 15
N 6 Aachen Lancaster 408 16
N 6 Aachen Lancaster 419 14
N 8 Aachen Lancaster 7 14
N 8 Aachen Lancaster 35 11
N 8 Aachen Lancaster 156 10
N 8 Aachen Lancaster 405 7
N 8 Aachen Lancaster 582 15
N 8 Aachen Lancaster 635 8
N 8 Aachen Mosquito 105 8
N 8 Aachen Mosquito 109 8
N 100 Aachen Halifax 192 4
N 100 Aachen Mosquito 192 1

N = Night, Group, Target, Type, Sqn no, Sorties

Martin

Re: Raid on Aachen May 24/25th 1944
 

Thank you for the information! This will help.

kind regards,

Mark