Augsburg bombing

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Title

Augsburg bombing

Description

A letter from No 10 Downing Street to air officer commanding-in-chief, Bomber Command, complimenting the RAF on their success in bombing Augsburg.

Date

1942-04-18

Temporal Coverage

Spatial Coverage

Language

Format

One typewritten letter

Rights

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Contributor

Identifier

PDorricottLW15090103

Transcription

[Prime Minister’s Crest]
10, Downing Street,
Whitehall,
[underlined]A.O.C.-in-C. BOMBER COMMAND[/underlined]
We must plainly regard the attack of the Lancasters on the U-boat engine factory at Augsburg as an outstanding achievement of the Royal Air Force. Undeterred by heavy losses at the outset 44 and 97 Squadrons pierced in broad daylight into the heart of Germany and struck a vital point with deadly precision.
Pray convey the thanks of His Majesty’s Government to the officers and men who accomplished this memorable feat of arms in which no life was lost in vain.
[signature]
[underlined]April 18, 1942.[/underlined]

Citation

“Augsburg bombing,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7456.

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