Details 205 Group operations 27-28, and 28-29 August 1944

[Theo Boiten]

Dear all,

Who can help me with the basic details of the 205 Group operations on 27-28, and 28-29 August 1944 (size of bombing forces, targets of attack, number of losses).

Cheers and thanks for any details, Theo

[kaki3152]

Basic Details from "It's Dicey Flying Wimpys" by M. Lihou

August 27-28 Pesaro 66 sorties
Mining Danube 7 Sorties 1 missing
August 28-29 Pesaro 40 Sorties
Mining Danube 10 Sorties 1 missing

Here's a link to the August 28-29 raid. The objective of the Pesaro raid was to attack German infantry.
http://natureonline.com/37/22-op12.html

[Theo Boiten]

Thanks a lot for these details; most useful!

Cheers, Theo

[Larry deZeng]

Theo B. -

MAAF
Strategic Air Force - 27/28 Aug 44. 39 Wellingtons, 15 Liberators and 6 Halifaxes attacked troop concentrations in N.E. Italy. 60 bombers dropped 181 tons. Six Liberators laid mines in the River Danube. One bomber is missing.
[Air Ministry, Duty Group Captain’s Daily Resumé of Air Operations - 30th August 1944.]

Strategic Air Force - 28/29 Aug 44. 50 aircraft dropped leaflets, flares and 122 tons of bombs on troop concentrations in N.E. Italy and 9 Liberators laid mines in the River Danube. One Liberator is missing.
[Air Ministry, Duty Group Captain’s Daily Resumé of Air Operations - 31st August 1944.]

L.

[Theo Boiten]

Thanks for this useful info Larry; perhaps anyone can supply the details of the Liberator loss on 27-28.8.44?

Cheers, Theo

[udf_00]

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpo...35&postcount=5
27/28 Aug 1944 - EW160 - No 178 Sqn - 1 RTD, 1 MIA, 3 KIA, 2 ? - Yugoslavia
28/29/Aug 1944 - EW165 - No 34 Sqn SAAF - 5 KIA - Hungary
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...27-28-Aug-1944
http://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3762

Maybe of interest :
Extracted from N° 2 Wing War Diary for August 1944.
http://www.saairforce.co.za/forum/vi...?t=3762#p31350

[Theo Boiten]

Thanks for these useful additional links! Cheers, Theo

[vathra]

Does anybody know something on 205bg evaders and losses over Yugoslavia?

Researching American evaders, I have found Escape statements of some 50 Commonwealth airmen, and I presume there were some 100 more that were evacuated from Yugoslavia, with help of guerrillas.
However, I have not found some group report on Commonwealth evaders.

[Theo Boiten]

Further to this thread -can anybody shed light on the crash location of 178 Squadron Liberator EW160 and cause plus time of loss of this aircraft on 27-28 August 1944?

And another question re. the events of the same night: one of my contacts informed me that 1586 Flt Halifax JD171 was also lost on the same night -who has any details about the crash location & cause of loss of this Halifax?

Cheers, Theo