Operation Hydra (1943) (1943)

Operation Hydra (1943) (30px RAF Bomber Command & RAF Fighter Command vs 30px Luftwaffe) took place in 1943 during Operation Crossbow.

Battle facts

• Year: 1943
• Era: Modern
• Conflict: Operation Crossbow
• Side A: 30px RAF Bomber Command, RAF Fighter Command
• Side B: 30px Luftwaffe
• Commanders (A): John Searby (Master Bomber)
• Commanders (B): Josef Kammhuber, Hubert Weise
• Casualties: 290: 245 killed, 45 POW Hydra: 23 Lancasters, 15 Halifaxes, 2 Stirlings (side A), 12 aircrew killed, 12 aircraft lost: 8 Bf 110, 1 Do 217, 2 Fw 190, 1 Bf 109 Germans, 500–732 slave workers 3 men and 1 convict labourer (by a bomb on Berlin) (30px Luftwaffe)
• Outcome: British victory
• Coordinates: 54.130°, 13.820°

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Sources

Wikipedia article on Operation Hydra (1943) · Wikidata entry