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Re: Lancaster loss 22/23 May 1944...
22-23 May 1944
Dortmund.
361 Lancaster's and 14 Mosquitoes of 1,3,6 and 8 Groups carried out the first large raid on this target for a year. 18 Lancaster's were lost.
The attack fell mainly in the south-eastern districts of Dortmund, mostly in residential areas. 852 houses and 6 industrial buildings were destroyed; 788 houses were seriously damaged. 335 Germans and 26 prisoners of war were killed and 1,697 people were injured.
Bomber Command Diaries. Middlebrook - Everitt.
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