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Sixth Operation
15/16th March 1945 Take off: 17.35pm. Return: 01.05am.
Misburg – Oil Lancaster PD 271 T - Tare
On this operation the crews Lancaster was hit by flak on the tail section.
257 Lancasters and 8 Mosquitos of No. 1 and 8 Groups attacked the Deurag refinery
at Misburg, on the outskirts of Hannover. Visibility was good and some fires were
started but the main weight of the raid fell south of the target. 4 Lancasters lost.
