Operation Hydra (1943) (1943 AD)

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

Battle facts

Year: 1943 AD
Date: 1943-01-01
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: approx. 290: 245 killed, 45 POW Hydra: 23 Lancasters, 15 Halifaxes, 2 Stirlings12 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)|
Outcome: British victory
Coordinates: 54.130°, 13.820°