31 June 1943

[AlienFTM]

Main Force Lancasters of Bomber Command launch a raid on Krefeld.

 

A Pathfinder Mosquito is shot down near the village of Altgarten and its target markers ignite. Being a clear night, follow-up pathfinders have no trouble enhancing the wrongly-laid target markers and the inevitable creepback of bombs ensures the entire wrath of the Main Force, intended for the Ruhr industrial area, falls on the small village.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomber_%28novel%29

Edited July 1, 2010 by AlienFTM
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[woa2]

Err...... there are only 30 days in June.

[AlienFTM]

Correct. See the link. Len Deighton's novel Bomber was deliberately set on 31 June so that rivet counters couldn't turn round and say "But Main Force hit Berlin that night."

[Toner]

Sounds good, I'll have to find a copy

[Degsy]

Sounds good, I'll have to find a copy

 

Yes, it's an excellent read, one you won't want to put down once started.