Dortmund
Raid target — Germany
14 raids in this database struck Dortmund — 4,154 aircraft sorties dispatched in total, of which 109 failed to return.
| Date | Operation | Command | Dispatched | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1942 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 208 | 5 |
| 15 Apr 1942 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 152 | 1 |
| 4 May 1943 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 596 | 31 |
| 23 May 1943 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 826 | 38 |
| 22 May 1944 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 133 | 33 |
| 23 May 1944 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 30 | None |
| 12 Sep 1944 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 412 | 0 |
| 15 Nov 1944 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 179 | 0 |
| 2 Dec 1944 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 94 | None |
| 1 Jan 1945 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | None | None |
| 3 Jan 1945 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 100 | 1 |
| 26 Feb 1945 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 149 | None |
| 12 Mar 1945 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 1,108 | None |
| 17 Mar 1945 | Dortmund raid | Bomber Command | 167 | None |
Photographs
Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Short Stirling B Mark Is of No. 7 Squadron RAF, taking on their load of 250-lb and 500-lb MC bombs at Oakington, Cambridge, for a night raid on Dortmund, Germany.
ⓘ licence & credit
Brock F J (Fg Off), Royal Air Force official photographer / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Air_Force_Bomber_Command,_1942-1945._CH5287.jpgView source & full licence →Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1939-1942. Oblique aerial photograph showing Short Stirling B Mark Is of No. 7 Squadron RAF, lined up on the perimeter track on the north-eastern side of the airfield at Oakington, Cambridge, for a night raid on Dortmund, Germany. The Cambridge-Huntingdon railway line, skirting the eastern boundary of the airfield, can be seen at upper left.
ⓘ licence & credit
Brock F J (Fg Off), Royal Air Force official photographer / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Air_Force_Bomber_Command,_1939-1942._CH5290.jpgView source & full licence →AWM caption : Group portrait of a Lancaster crew of 150 Squadron RAF in front of their aircraft at RAF Station Hemswell. Identified, left to right: * 1814561 Flight Sergeant (Fl Sgt) John Clement Davis RAF (VR), flight engineer * 432681 Fl Sgt Robert Lockyer Masters RAAF, wireless operator of Tumut NSW * 430174 Fl Sgt Kevin Anthony Kee RAAF, navigator of West Brunswick, Vic * 423161 Flying Officer (FO) Philip Henry (Phil) Morris RAAF, pilot of Maroubra, NSW * 419853 Fl Sgt Harvey Bawden RAAF, mid upper gunner * 435186 Fl Sgt James Noel Griffin RAAF, of South Brisbane, Qld * 433557 James Henry (Jim) Gillies RAAF, bomb aimer of Eastwood, NSW While on a raid to bomb the oil refineries of Harpenerweg near Dortmund and Bochum, their aircraft, Lancaster PB 853 P, was hit by anti-aircraft flak and crashed on 24 March 1945, with Fl Sgt Griffin’s body found in the wreckage. Six crew managed to bail out and land safely, four of whom were murdered by German nationals. Those murdered were FO Morri
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not stated / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:150_Squadron_RAF_Lancaster_aircrew_1945_AWM_P03819.004.jpgView source & full licence →Royal Air Force Bomber Command, 1942-1945. Short Stirling B Mark Is of No. 7 Squadron RAF are refuelled on the flight line at Oakington, Cambridgeshire, prior to a night raid on Dortmund, 15 April 1942.