[Adriano Baumgartner]

I do quote from "Night Raid Report nº230 - Bomber Command attack to Essen on the night of 24/25 December 1942"

Meteorological Forecast:

Germany and France: The whole of the continent is covered with fog or low stratus as far south as the Alps.

West France: La Pallice will be fogbound, but the Biarritz area may be suitable."

So we do have an idea that fog instead of ice may have been the "hazard" those crews faced on their sorties....Moon was 98% full as reported on the previuos Night-Raid report...which also informed about a Frontal Cold Front over Germany with fog on the boundaries and fog probably over North Italy (Milan, etc.).

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