As discussed in the previous article, the successful air attacks against the Watten bunker forced the German Army to find an alternative location for a V-2 missile launch site nearby. They had already taken possession [more…]
Following on from the bombing of Peenemunde in August 1943, the Allied bomber offensive continued to attack precision targets in France with heavy bombers. The “Crossbow” offensive lasted from June until September of 1944, much [more…]
The Libertarian Party in the United Kingdom commissioned Godfrey Bloom to give an independent analysis as to the state of our military defences and procurement. For Libertarians, Defence is the only legitimate role of the [more…]
Part Six – On the Ground at Peenemünde, the Effectiveness of the Bombing and the Legacy The German rocket engineers had arrived at Peenemünde in 1936. Their remit was to circumvent the severe limitations imposed [more…]
Part Five – The Air Battle and the Flight Home There had been virtually no German night fighter activity over Peenemünde for the first thirty minutes of the raid. The first and second waves had [more…]
Part Four – Over the Target The vanguard of the British bomber stream made its final turn over the headland of Arkona, on the island of Rügen. To the crews unused to flying at such [more…]
Part Three – The Outward Leg and Over Berlin The first aircraft to take off was a Short Stirling from West Wickham airfield, to lead the attack with the largely Canadian Halifax crews from 4 [more…]
Part Two – Planning Operation Hydra Air Chief Marshall Harris and his Senior Air Staff Officers (SASOs) had almost two months to plan the attack on Peenemünde. Normally Bomber Command worked out the details of [more…]
Part One – Intelligence Failings In May 1943 No 430 Squadron’s A-Flight received at their base at RAF Leuchars, an Air Tasking Order (ATO) to conduct photographic reconnaissance (PR) mission to a small fishing village [more…]
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