Thirteen RAF Lancasters and three Mosquitos of 617 (Dambusters) Squadron make a third attempt to bomb the V2 rocket base at Wizernes in northern France. The previous missions had been aborted due to low cloud but this operation was a success with a number of bombs hitting the railway line and launching tunnel.
A number of aircraft were hit by flak and Lancaster DV403 was lost, crashing at Leulinghem. DV403 was armed with a Tallboy earthquake bomb and had a crew of eight, four of whom died in the crash. James Ian Johnstone DFC died later in hospital in St. Omer and the three surviving crew members were captured and became prisoners of war.
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