Night Raid Report 27(/28) November 1941

[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello all,

Just a wild shot: has someone the RAF Bomber Command Night Raid Report for the night of 27/28 November 1941 ?

During a raid to Düsseldorf that night, a heavy bomb fell into a part of Maastricht, causing casualties and many destroyed houses. The explosive - believed to be a 4000 lbs Cookie - made a roaring sound, similar to such incidents in Herten/Holland April 1942 (target: Essen), Blerick/Holland December 1942 (target: Duisburg) and Wageningen/Holland March 1943 (target: Duisburg).

There is a pattern of course and this was not the V-1 Flying Bomb, with which the Dutch witnesses explained these tragic blasts, since they saw real V-1's passing by late 1944 and beginning of 1945, making similar roaring sounds.

Any help is much appreciated ! All the best, Marcel

[Hans Nauta]

Hi Marcel,

According to the Night Bomb Raid Sheets a Hampden of 5 Group attacked Maastricht with 1 x 1,000 + 2 x 500 lbs bombs.

The entry in the Form E Summaries shows that Maastricht was attacked at 20.20 hrs which is 21.20 hrs local time. If that fits with the local info you have, the presumed 4,000 lbs Cookie was in fact a 1,000 lbs bomb...

Regards,
Hans

[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello Hans,

Will send you a pictorial damage report right away

Marcel