Sixteenth and seventeenth operations Politz and Rheydt

Sixteenth and seventeenth operations Politz and Rheydt

Handwritten notes giving brief details of the operations.

1944-12-21

1944-12-27

Four handwritten notes on an album page

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Sixteenth Operation.
POLITZ
Thursday Night. December 21st 1944.
Airborne 10hrs 55mins
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[underlined] Politz. [/underlined]
Bombed oil Installations. Made three runs over the Target. No opposition at all.
21.12.44.

Rheydt.

Army co-operation Target. Had Fighter Escort. Photograph of our accurate bombing sent to Bomber Command.
27.12.44.

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Seventeenth Operation.
RHEYDT
Wednesday Afternoon December 27th 1944
Airborne 4hrs 30mins
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