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Originally Posted by researcher111
11 heavy were lost ? where , when and how ?
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According to the book "La chasse de nuit germano-roumaine", even if from Theo's replies this book is not 100% error-free, the Allied losses during this night were the following.
Eight Wellingtons:
LP465, 37 Sqn, Cotroceni, Romania, 5 KIA. Cause?
LP540, 37 Sqn, Alemdagh, Turkey. 5 Interned. Damaged by a night fighter, achieved by Turkish AA fire
LN963, 70 Sqn, Caciulati, Romania. 5 KIA. Cause?
MF421, 70 Sqn, Yugoslavia. 5 evaded. Cause?
MF631, 142 Sqn, Orac, Romania. 5 KIA. Cause?
LP548, 142 Sqn, northern Bulgaria?. 5 KIA. Cause?
LN972, 142 Sqn, Bulgarian-Romanian border, 5 POW. Night-fighter
LP507, 150 Sqn, Dobotesti, Romania. 4 KIA, 1 POW. Cause?
One Liberator: EV974, 178 Sqn, Romania? 1 DOW, 5 POW. Flak, possible night-fighter
Two Halifaxes:
JP282, 614 Sqn, Corbi Mari, Romania. 6 KIA, 1 POW. Cause?
JP110, 614 Sqn. Ciscauti/Ciocanesti, Romania. 1 KIA, 5 POW. Night-fighter
+ 4 men of another 614 Sqn who baled out from their damaged aircraft that then managed to return to base.
Of these 11 losses, three had survivors and no loss cause given by the book: MF421, LP507 and JP282. Evasion/liberation reports may provide more details.