Date: 22nd January 1945
Target: Gelsenkirchen
Crew: AE Johnson, GB Thomas, H Coulton, RM Jenkins, R Neale, DF Hadland, CA Butler
Aircraft: PB364(N)
Role: Blind Secondary Marker
Take Off: 20.10 Landing: 00.11
Crew Report:
35 Squadron ORB: 14 aircraft took part in an attack on Gelsenkirchen. Bombing was mainly “blind” as the target area was obscured by 10/10ths cloud, but it seemed like an accurate attack was delivered.
Bomber Command:
Aircraft Used: 152 aircraft – 107 Halifaxes, 29 Lancasters, 16 Mosquitos – of Nos 4, 5 and 8 Groups.
Losses: No aircraft lost.
Summary: This was a small area-bombing raid. The Bomber Command report states that ‘moderate’ damage was caused to residential and industrial areas.
Aircraft Q failed to return 