Lancaster daytime raids France

[Talisman]

Daylight raids

After D-Day Bomber Command made extensive heavy daylight raids in support of the Normandy Battlefield - also, as the armies moved further into Europe they took part in more and more daylight raids with very large numbers taking part. In a lot of cases escorts were RAF Mustangs. 

With Allied troops ashore in Normandy and the build-up continuing, the bombers were frequently called upon to assist the ground forces. Targets included enemy troop positions, supply depots and lines of communications. Allied air superiority meant that many of these operations could now take place in daylight. 617 Squadron Lancaster bombers, the precision specialists, carried out another ‘spectacular’ on 8/9 June when it used huge ‘Tallboy’ bombs to penetrate and collapse a railway tunnel near Saumur, blocking the passage of a German armoured division attempting to reach the battle area.

 

Some interesting pictures of daylight Lancaster attacks here:

http://ww2today.com/4-august-1944-canadian-lancaster-pilot-dies-trying-to-save-crew

 

https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7549

 

 

 

[Retnek]

2 hours ago, 56RAF_Talisman said:

Daylight raids

After D-Day Bomber Command made extensive heavy daylight raids in support of the Normandy Battlefield - also, as the armies moved further into Europe they took part in more and more daylight raids with very large numbers taking part. In a lot of cases escorts were RAF Mustangs.

 

The RAF-bombers day-raids became more and more effective in 1944, supported by a new system
Gee-H
Not nearly known as Oboe or H2S, but widely used from late summer 1944. A very successful add-on extending already established concepts. All-weather capable, easy to use and precise.

[DD_Arthur]

Here's one we dropped earlier....

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54514118