205 Group losses 6-7 July 1944 Feuersbrunn raid

[Theo Boiten]

Dear all,

I am trying to analyse the events during the 205 Group 6-7 July 1944 raid on Feuersbrunn airfield, when 13 of the attackers failed to return -NJG6 and NJG101 were credited with 14 bombers destroyed during this night. I would like to get details about the individual losses on this raid, especially the locations where they crashed, and the time & cause of the individual losses; and is there perhaps any literature available on this raid? I have the following details about 12 of the 13 losses:

Wellington MF241 of 37 Sqn 3 KIA & 2 PoW
Wellington LN759 of 40 Sqn 5 KIA
Wellington LP210 of 40 Sqn 5 KIA
Wellington JA540 of 70 Sqn 5 KIA
Wellington JA471 of 70 Sqn 5 KIA
Wellington LP267 of 40 Sqn 4 KIA & 1 PoW
Wellington LP198 of 70 Sqn 5 KIA
Wellington LP130 of 70 Sqn 3 KIA & 2 PoW
Wellington LP499 of 104 Sqn 5 KIA
Liberator BZ930 of 178 Sqn 4 KIA & 3 PoW
Liberator EV822 of 178 Sqn 6 KIA (cr. Yugoslavia)
Halifax JP287 of 614 Sqn 6 KIA

A 14th aircraft, Wellington LP465 of 70 Sqn was hit by a Do217, the aircraft struggling back to Foggia where it force-landed. Are there any combat reporrts available re. this incident?

Cheers and thanks for any information!

Theo